Morris, Ontario (1911 census)
Morris was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 2,240. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.779°N, 81.309°W.
Population
In 1911, Morris had a population of 2,240: 1,141 male and 1,099 female residents. Population density was 26.0 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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Morris shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 55,155 area in acres, 2,240 total population, 1,141 males in the population, 1,099 females in the population, 654 single (never-married) males, 595 single (never-married) females, 527 families, 443 married males, 441 married females, 86.18 area in square miles, 63 widowed females, 44 widowed males, 25.99 population per square mile. 2,606 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 856 persons of British origin (Irish), 680 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 658 persons of British origin (English), 40 persons of German origin, 2 persons of British origin (other), 2 persons of Dutch origin, 2 persons of French origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 913 Presbyterians, 833 Methodists, 331 Anglicans (Church of England), 118 Roman Catholics, 14 Lutherans, 12 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 9 Brethren, 4 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 3 Baptists, 2 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 1 Congregationalists. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 419 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON081003— 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 1911 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 (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/morris-on081003-1911/.