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 density was 47.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 933 |
| 1861 | 3,040 |
| 1871 | 3,808 |
| 1881 | 3,998 |
| 1891 | 3,509 |
| 1901 | 3,246 |
| 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 69 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 685 |
| Number of families | 685 |
| Number of females | 1,936 |
| Number of males | 2,062 |
| Number of married females | 597 |
| Number of married males | 598 |
| Number of married persons | 1,195 |
| Number of widowed females | 73 |
| Number of widowed males | 33 |
| Number of widowed persons | 106 |
| POP TOT | 3,998 |
| Total population | 3,998 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,266 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,431 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,697 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 669 |
| Number of occupied houses | 671 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 33 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 5,141 |
| Acres of potatoes | 399 |
| Acres of wheat | 9,078 |
| BAR BU | 21,072 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 21,072 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 32 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 414 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 58 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 139,793 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 19,152 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 54,502 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 43,970 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 49 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 19,546 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 34,792 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 71,083 |
| BWT BU | 32 |
| CRN BU | 58 |
| HAY AC | 5,141 |
| HAY TONS | 6,437 |
| OAT BU | 139,793 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 54,502 |
| POT AC | 399 |
| POT BU | 43,970 |
| RYE BU | 49 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 6,437 |
| WHT AC | 9,078 |
| WHT SP BU | 19,546 |
| WHT WTR BU | 71,083 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 1,266 |
| C UNMD M | 1,431 |
| C UNMD TOT | 2,697 |
| D OCC | 671 |
| FEMALE | 1,936 |
| GRA BU | 414 |
| H CON | 2 |
| H INHAB | 669 |
| H UNINH | 33 |
| MALE | 2,062 |
| MD F | 597 |
| MD M | 598 |
| MD TOT | 1,195 |
| NUMBER CD | 172 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 19,152 |
| SHAN | 2 |
| TUR BU | 34,792 |
| WID F | 73 |
| WID M | 33 |
| WID TOT | 106 |
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/.