Morton, Manitoba (1921 census)
Morton was a census subdivision in Manitoba, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 2,070. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q1660803. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.178°N, 100.096°W.
Population
In 1921, Morton had a population of 2,070: 1,197 male and 873 female residents. Population density was 4.6 people per square mile.
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 contained NO DATA, 1911 (8.3% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Morton shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 38 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 873 |
| POP M | 1,197 |
| POP TOT | 2,070 |
Other recorded variables (35 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 544 |
| BAPTISTS | 86 |
| BRIT BORN F | 140 |
| BRIT BORN M | 242 |
| BRIT ENG | 1,114 |
| BRIT IRISH | 377 |
| BRIT OTHER | 5 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 358 |
| CAN BORN F | 666 |
| CAN BORN M | 840 |
| CHRISTIANS | 12 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 15 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 18 |
| EUR BELGIAN | 22 |
| EUR DUTCH | 26 |
| EUR FRENCH | 53 |
| EUR GERMAN | 40 |
| EUR ITALIAN | 2 |
| EUR OTHER | 1 |
| EUR POLISH | 3 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 3 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 42 |
| EUR UKRAINIAN | 4 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 67 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 115 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 3 |
| INDIAN | 1 |
| LUTHERANS | 27 |
| METHODISTS | 590 |
| MORMONS | 11 |
| OTHER SECTS | 15 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 619 |
| PROTESTANTS | 6 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 142 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 1 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
MB158006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_MB158006— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q1660803
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rural_Municipality_of_Morton
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morton_(Manitoba)
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1921 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). "Morton, Manitoba (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/mb/morton-mb158006-1921/.