Morris, Ontario (1891 census)
Morris was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 3,253. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.779°N, 81.309°W.
Population
In 1891, Morris had a population of 3,253: 1,663 male and 1,590 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 2,333 |
| 1871 | 3,952 |
| 1881 | 3,815 |
| 1891 | 3,253 |
| 1901 | 2,606 |
| 1911 | 2,240 |
| 1921 | 1,905 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
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 Brussels, Village, 1881 (0.5% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Morris shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 86 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 3,253 total population, 1,663 males, 1,590 females, 1,012 married persons, 582 families, 506 married females, 506 married males, 98 widowed persons, 49 widowed females, 49 widowed males, 5.60 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 2,143 single persons under 18, 1,108 single males under 18, 1,035 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 3,253 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 582 occupied houses, 580 houses, 513 houses of 1 story, 489 houses built of wood, 333 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 84 houses of 4 rooms, 78 houses built of brick, 67 houses of 5 rooms, 64 houses of 2 stories, 54 houses of 3 rooms, 38 uninhabited houses, 19 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 16 houses of 2 rooms, 10 houses built of stone, 3 houses of over 15 rooms, 2 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 2 houses under construction, 1 houses of 1 room. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 345,695 bushels of turnips, 182,703 bushels of oats, 166,540 pounds of homemade butter, 70,576 bushels of peas, 58,078 bushels of winter wheat, 54,983 acres of land in farms, 45,497 bushels of barley, 42,308 acres of improved land in farms, 40,591 bushels of potatoes, 30,174 acres of farmland under crops, 19,563 chickens, 12,675 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 12,649 tons of hay, 11,471 acres of farmland in pasture, 9,085 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 8,183 acres of hay crops, 7,671 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 7,050 acres of oats, 5,169 bushels of spring wheat, 4,584 other cattle, 3,606 acres of wheat, 3,417 sheep, 3,120 swine slaughtered or sold, 2,798 sheep slaughtered or sold, 2,773 swine, 2,347 milk cows, 2,087 cattle killed or sold, 2,029 acres of barley, 1,333 horses aged over 3 years, 788 acres of turnips, 782 geese, 685 horses aged 3 years and under, 663 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 582 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 531 occupants of farms, 443 farm occupants who own their land, 383 turkeys, 370 bushels of rye, 368 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 362 acres of potatoes, 319 ducks, 238 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 137 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 127 bushels of buckwheat, 117 bushels of corn, 86 farm occupants who rent their land, 74 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 56 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 39 other fowl, 29 bushels of beans, 26 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 13 oxen, 2 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON076005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON119009_1891— 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 1891 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, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/morris-on076005-1891/.