Morris W-O, Manitoba (1881 census)
Morris W-O was a township in Manitoba (Canada West / Ontario), recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,526. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.363°N, 97.359°W.
Population
In 1881, Morris W-O had a population of 2,526: 1,425 male and 1,101 female residents.
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in NO DATA, 1871 (0.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Morris W-O shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 61 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 481 |
| Number of families | 481 |
| Number of females | 1,101 |
| Number of males | 1,425 |
| Number of married females | 417 |
| Number of married males | 445 |
| Number of married persons | 862 |
| Number of widowed females | 18 |
| Number of widowed males | 29 |
| Number of widowed persons | 47 |
| POP TOT | 2,526 |
| Total population | 2,526 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 666 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 951 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,617 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 50 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 431 |
| Number of occupied houses | 432 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 47 |
Agriculture (22 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 3,661 |
| Acres of potatoes | 188 |
| Acres of wheat | 3,684 |
| BAR BU | 24,232 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 24,232 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 654 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 98,878 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 4,567 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 1,093 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 28,496 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 77,368 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 12,535 |
| CRN BU | 654 |
| HAY AC | 3,661 |
| HAY TONS | 9,204 |
| OAT BU | 98,878 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 1,093 |
| POT AC | 188 |
| POT BU | 28,496 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 9,204 |
| WHT AC | 3,684 |
| WHT SP BU | 77,368 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 666 |
| C UNMD M | 951 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,617 |
| D OCC | 432 |
| FEMALE | 1,101 |
| H CON | 50 |
| H INHAB | 431 |
| H UNINH | 47 |
| MALE | 1,425 |
| MD F | 417 |
| MD M | 445 |
| MD TOT | 862 |
| NUMBER CD | 184 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 4,567 |
| SHAN | 1 |
| TUR BU | 12,535 |
| WID F | 18 |
| WID M | 29 |
| WID TOT | 47 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
MB184001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_MB184001— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1881 Census of Canada, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project, hosted at the HGIS Lab, University of Saskatchewan. Persistent place identity computed from spatial-overlap chains across all available census years (1851–1921). Identity grounding to Wikidata performed via the HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph project's MCP-assisted disambiguation pipeline. See the About / Methodology page for the full data pipeline.
Cite this page
Clifford, J. (2026). "Morris W-O, Manitoba (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/mb/morris-w-o-mb184001-1881/.