Morris, Ontario (1881 census)
Morris was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 3,815. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.780°N, 81.309°W.
Population
In 1881, Morris had a population of 3,815: 1,980 male and 1,835 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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Morris shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 3,815 total population, 1,980 males, 1,835 females, 1,125 married persons, 657 families, 563 married males, 562 married females, 106 widowed persons, 57 widowed females, 49 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 2,584 single persons under 18, 1,368 single males under 18, 1,216 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 655 inhabited houses, 655 occupied houses, 13 houses under construction, 10 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 136,648 bushels of winter wheat, 130,323 bushels of turnips, 117,465 bushels of oats, 49,580 bushels of peas and beans, 44,410 bushels of potatoes, 22,337 bushels of spring wheat, 11,764 bushels of barley, 7,762 acres of wheat, 7,295 bushels of other root crops, 6,598 tons of hay, 5,474 acres of hay crops, 340 acres of potatoes, 177 bushels of corn, 139 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 10 bushels of rye, 1 bushels of buckwheat. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 3,815 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON175003— 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 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). "Morris, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/morris-on175003-1881/.