Mornington, Ontario (1881 census)
Mornington was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 3,998. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115262370. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.599°N, 80.871°W.
Population
In 1881, Mornington had a population of 3,998: 2,062 male and 1,936 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 933 |
| 1861 | 3,040 |
| 1871 | 3,808 |
| 1881 | 3,998 |
| 1891 | 3,509 |
| 1911 | 2,900 |
| 1921 | 2,583 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Mornington shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 34 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 3,998 total population, 2,062 males, 1,936 females, 1,195 married persons, 685 families, 598 married males, 597 married females, 106 widowed persons, 73 widowed females, 33 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 2,697 single persons under 18, 1,431 single males under 18, 1,266 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 671 occupied houses, 669 inhabited houses, 33 uninhabited houses, 2 dwellings that are temporary shanties, 2 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 139,793 bushels of oats, 71,083 bushels of winter wheat, 54,502 bushels of peas and beans, 43,970 bushels of potatoes, 34,792 bushels of turnips, 21,072 bushels of barley, 19,546 bushels of spring wheat, 19,152 bushels of other root crops, 9,078 acres of wheat, 6,437 tons of hay, 5,141 acres of hay crops, 414 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 399 acres of potatoes, 58 bushels of corn, 49 bushels of rye, 32 bushels of buckwheat. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 3,998 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON172006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON137010— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115262370
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). "Mornington, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/mornington-on172006-1881/.