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 density was 35.0 people per square mile.
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 175 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.60 |
| FAM NO | 582 |
| Number of families | 582 |
| Number of females | 1,590 |
| Number of males | 1,663 |
| Number of married females | 506 |
| Number of married males | 506 |
| Number of married persons | 1,012 |
| Number of widowed females | 49 |
| Number of widowed males | 49 |
| Number of widowed persons | 98 |
| POP F | 1,590 |
| POP M | 1,663 |
| POP TOT | 3,253 |
| Total population | 3,253 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,035 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,108 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,143 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 3,253 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 2 |
| Number of houses | 580 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 78 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 10 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 489 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 1 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 513 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 19 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 16 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 64 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 54 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 84 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 67 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 333 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 582 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 38 |
Agriculture (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 2,029 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 663 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 11,471 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 12,675 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 30,174 |
| Acres of hay crops | 8,183 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 42,308 |
| Acres of land in farms | 54,983 |
| Acres of oats | 7,050 |
| Acres of potatoes | 362 |
| Acres of turnips | 788 |
| Acres of wheat | 3,606 |
| BAR AC | 2,029 |
| BAR BU | 45,497 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 45,497 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 29 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 127 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 368 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 117 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 182,703 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 70,576 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 40,591 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 370 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 5,169 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 345,695 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 58,078 |
| BWT BU | 127 |
| CRN BU | 117 |
| HAY AC | 8,183 |
| HAY TONS | 12,649 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 2,087 |
| Number of chickens | 19,563 |
| Number of ducks | 319 |
| Number of employees on farms | 2 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 443 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 86 |
| Number of geese | 782 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 685 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 1,333 |
| Number of milk cows | 2,347 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 531 |
| Number of other cattle | 4,584 |
| Number of other fowl | 39 |
| Number of oxen | 13 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 137 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 56 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 238 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 26 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 74 |
| Number of sheep | 3,417 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 2,798 |
| Number of swine | 2,773 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 3,120 |
| Number of turkeys | 383 |
| OAT AC | 7,050 |
| OAT BU | 182,703 |
| PEA BU | 70,576 |
| POT AC | 362 |
| POT BU | 40,591 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 582 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 7,671 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 9,085 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 166,540 |
| RYE BU | 370 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 12,649 |
| WHT AC | 3,606 |
| WHT FALL BU | 58,078 |
| WHT SP BU | 5,169 |
Other recorded variables (70 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 137 |
| A 11 50 | 56 |
| A 201 PL | 26 |
| A 51 100 | 238 |
| BEN BU | 29 |
| BUTTER LB | 166,540 |
| CATTLE KS | 2,087 |
| CHEESE LB | 582 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 1,035 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,108 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 2,143 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 7,671 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 685 |
| DUCKS | 319 |
| FAMILIES | 582 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.60 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 9,085 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 782 |
| GRA BU | 368 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 19,563 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 1,333 |
| HOUSES | 580 |
| HOUSES B | 78 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 19 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 67 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 84 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 513 |
| HOUSES S | 10 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 333 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 3 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 54 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 16 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 64 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 38 |
| HOUSES W | 489 |
| INF 11 A | 74 |
| MD FEM | 506 |
| MD MALE | 506 |
| MD TOT | 1,012 |
| MILK COWS | 2,347 |
| NAME CD | Huron, East—Est |
| OC E | 2 |
| OC F | 86 |
| OC P | 443 |
| OC TOT | 531 |
| OTHER FOWL | 39 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 4,584 |
| OTHERS | 3,253 |
| SHEEP | 3,417 |
| SHEEP KS | 2,798 |
| SUP AM | 42,308 |
| SUP FOR | 12,675 |
| SUP JV | 663 |
| SUP PAT | 11,471 |
| SUP SC | 30,174 |
| SUP TOT | 54,983 |
| SWINE | 2,773 |
| SWINE KS | 3,120 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 582 |
| TUR AC | 788 |
| TUR BU | 345,695 |
| TURKEY | 383 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 2 |
| WID FEM | 49 |
| WID MALE | 49 |
| WID TOT | 98 |
| WORKING OX | 13 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON076005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON119009— 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/.