Morris, Ontario (1861 census)
Morris was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 2,333. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.779°N, 81.310°W.
Population
In 1861, Morris had a population of 2,333: 1,287 male and 1,046 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 was contained in Grey, Morris & Turnbury, 1851 (35.3% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Morris shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 152 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 2,333 total population, 1,287 males, Male members of the family who are present: 1,229, 1,046 females, Female members of the family who are present: 1,015, 855 single males, 611 single females, 419 married males, 398 married females, 170 males attending school, 112 females attending school, 76 male births, Males present who are not members of the family: 58, 53 female births, 37 widowed females, Females present who are not members of the family: 31, 31 adult males unable to read or write, 27 adult females unable to read or write, 13 widowed males, 1 lunatic males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 154 married females aged 20 to 30, 148 married males aged 30 to 40, 145 single males aged 20 to 30, 131 males aged 5 to 10, 130 married females aged 30 to 40, 126 females aged 5 to 10, 121 single males aged 10 to 15, 117 single females aged 10 to 15, 112 married males aged 20 to 30, 110 single males aged 15 to 20, 92 single females aged 15 to 20, 82 married males aged 40 to 50, 65 males aged 1 to 2, 59 males aged 3 to 4, 55 married females aged 40 to 50, 52 males aged 2 to 3, 50 females aged 1 to 2, 48 males aged 4 to 5, 47 females age 3 to 4, 45 females aged 2 to 3, 40 single females aged 20 to 30, 40 single males aged 30 to 40, 35 married females aged 50 to 60, 35 married males aged 50 to 60, 34 females aged 4 to 5, 27 married males aged 60 to 70, 20 married females aged 60 to 70, 12 married males aged 70 to 80, 11 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 8 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 6 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 6 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 4 single males aged 40 to 50, 4 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 3 married females aged 70 to 80, 3 single males aged 50 to 60, 3 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 2 married males aged 80 to 90, 2 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 2 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 2 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 1 married females aged 15 to 20, 1 married males aged 90 to 100, 1 single females aged 30 to 40, 1 single females aged 50 to 60, 1 single females aged 70 to 80, 1 single males aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed males aged 40 to 50. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 1,300 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 405 persons originating in Ireland, 341 persons originating in Scotland, 203 persons originating in England or Wales, 33 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 24 persons originating in the United States, 15 persons whose origin is unknown, 2 persons originating in the West Indies, 1 French Canadians, 1 persons originating in New Brunswick, 1 persons originating in Sweden or Norway. 5 persons originating in Guernsey, Jersey, or other British islands. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $380,320 value farms (dollars), 94,858 bushels of turnips, $62,799 value all livestock, 61,578 bushels of spring wheat, 40,759 acres of land in farms, 40,159 pounds of homemade butter, 33,590 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 32,821 bushels of potatoes, 17,561 pounds of maple sugar, 16,310 bushels of oats, 13,687 bushels of peas, $12,001 value farm implements in dollars, $9,655 value horses aged over 3 years, 7,169 acres of farmland under cultivation, 6,038 acres of farmland under crops, 3,039 acres of spring wheat, 2,026 pounds of wool produced on farms, 1,579 swine, 1,574 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 1,372 tons of hay, 1,106 calves and heifers, 1,083 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,055 bushels of barley, 849 sheep, 784 milk cows, 603 barrels of pork, 592 bulls, oxen, or steers, 547 acres of peas, 536 acres of turnips, 517 acres of oats, 386 occupants of farms, 287 acres of potatoes, 260 bushels of winter wheat, 254 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 167 horses aged over 3 years, 137 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 115 pounds of hops, 106 bushels of carrots, 99 barrels of beef, 84 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, $69 value garden and orchard crops, 65 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 54 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 49 horses aged 3 years and under, 48 acres of farmland in gardens, 36 acres of barley, 10 acres of winter wheat, 10 bushels of corn, 8 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 5 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 5 pounds of flax or hemp, 1 bushels of beans. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes 2,026 yards of flannel, $465 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 260 yards of fulled cloth, $100 value carriages for hire (dollars), 8 carriages for pleasure, 2 carriages for hire. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Fisheries (1861). This community's record includes 2 barrels of salted fish sold. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 13 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 7, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 6, Deaths in the past year among males aged 4 to 5: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 2, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 2, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON079013— 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 1861 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 (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/morris-on079013-1861/.