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 1,947. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.406°N, 97.515°W.
Population
In 1881, Morris W-O had a population of 1,947: 989 male and 958 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 (0.7% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Morris W-O shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 57 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 392 |
| Number of families | 392 |
| Number of females | 958 |
| Number of males | 989 |
| Number of married females | 353 |
| Number of married males | 354 |
| Number of married persons | 707 |
| Number of widowed females | 12 |
| Number of widowed males | 9 |
| Number of widowed persons | 21 |
| POP TOT | 1,947 |
| Total population | 1,947 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 593 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 626 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,219 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 59 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 326 |
| Number of occupied houses | 326 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 5 |
Agriculture (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 5,542 |
| Acres of potatoes | 261 |
| Acres of wheat | 2,585 |
| BAR BU | 11,097 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 11,097 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 32,623 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 526 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 8,612 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 46,537 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,938 |
| BWT BU | 2 |
| HAY AC | 5,542 |
| HAY TONS | 7,532 |
| OAT BU | 32,623 |
| POT AC | 261 |
| POT BU | 8,612 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 7,532 |
| WHT AC | 2,585 |
| WHT SP BU | 46,537 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 593 |
| C UNMD M | 626 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,219 |
| D OCC | 326 |
| FEMALE | 958 |
| H CON | 59 |
| H INHAB | 326 |
| H UNINH | 5 |
| MALE | 989 |
| MD F | 353 |
| MD M | 354 |
| MD TOT | 707 |
| NUMBER CD | 186 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 526 |
| TUR BU | 1,938 |
| WID F | 12 |
| WID M | 9 |
| WID TOT | 21 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
MB186009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_MB186009— 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-mb186009-1881/.