Morrisburg, Village, Ontario (1891 census)
Morrisburg, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,859. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q11883244. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.903°N, 75.183°W.
Population
In 1891, Morrisburg, Village had a population of 1,859: 879 male and 980 female residents. Population density was 1853.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 855 |
| 1871 | 1,156 |
| 1881 | 1,719 |
| 1891 | 1,859 |
| 1901 | 1,693 |
| 1911 | 1,696 |
| 1921 | 1,444 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Morrisburg, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 166 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.90 |
| FAM NO | 379 |
| Number of families | 379 |
| Number of females | 980 |
| Number of males | 879 |
| Number of married females | 322 |
| Number of married males | 306 |
| Number of married persons | 628 |
| Number of widowed females | 68 |
| Number of widowed males | 23 |
| Number of widowed persons | 91 |
| POP F | 980 |
| POP M | 879 |
| POP TOT | 1,859 |
| Total population | 1,859 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 590 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 550 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,140 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 77 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,782 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 378 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 202 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 6 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 170 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 2 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 111 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 49 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 9 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 253 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 12 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 14 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 35 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 38 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 223 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 10 |
| Number of occupied houses | 378 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 5 |
Agriculture (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 32 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 126 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 456 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 904 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,285 |
| Acres of hay crops | 613 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 1,867 |
| Acres of land in farms | 2,771 |
| Acres of oats | 253 |
| Acres of potatoes | 47 |
| Acres of turnips | 4 |
| Acres of wheat | 9 |
| BAR AC | 32 |
| BAR BU | 425 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 425 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 26 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 365 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 10 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 487 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 4,815 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 162 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 4,484 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 65 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 925 |
| BWT BU | 365 |
| CRN BU | 487 |
| HAY AC | 613 |
| HAY TONS | 851 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 15 |
| Number of chickens | 1,778 |
| Number of ducks | 94 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 93 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 27 |
| Number of geese | 39 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 30 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 222 |
| Number of milk cows | 247 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 120 |
| Number of other cattle | 51 |
| Number of other fowl | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 8 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 96 |
| Number of sheep | 15 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 10 |
| Number of swine | 144 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 71 |
| Number of turkeys | 19 |
| OAT AC | 253 |
| OAT BU | 4,815 |
| PEA BU | 162 |
| POT AC | 47 |
| POT BU | 4,484 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 300 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 50 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 18 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 5,165 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 851 |
| WHT AC | 9 |
| WHT SP BU | 65 |
Other recorded variables (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 7 |
| A 11 50 | 8 |
| A 201 PL | 2 |
| A 51 100 | 7 |
| BEN BU | 26 |
| BUTTER LB | 5,165 |
| CATTLE KS | 15 |
| CHEESE LB | 300 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 590 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 550 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,140 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 50 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 30 |
| DUCKS | 94 |
| FAMILIES | 379 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.90 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 18 |
| FRN CA | 77 |
| GEESE | 39 |
| GRA BU | 10 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,778 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 222 |
| HOUSES | 378 |
| HOUSES B | 202 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 49 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 38 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 35 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 111 |
| HOUSES S | 6 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 223 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 10 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 12 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 14 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 9 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 253 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 5 |
| HOUSES W | 170 |
| INF 11 A | 96 |
| MD FEM | 322 |
| MD MALE | 306 |
| MD TOT | 628 |
| MILK COWS | 247 |
| NAME CD | Dundas |
| OC F | 27 |
| OC P | 93 |
| OC TOT | 120 |
| OTHER FOWL | 4 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 51 |
| OTHERS | 1,782 |
| SHEEP | 15 |
| SHEEP KS | 10 |
| SUP AM | 1,867 |
| SUP FOR | 904 |
| SUP JV | 126 |
| SUP PAT | 456 |
| SUP SC | 1,285 |
| SUP TOT | 2,771 |
| SWINE | 144 |
| SWINE KS | 71 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 378 |
| TUR AC | 4 |
| TUR BU | 925 |
| TURKEY | 19 |
| WID FEM | 68 |
| WID MALE | 23 |
| WID TOT | 91 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON057004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON107007— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q11883244
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morrisburg,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morrisburg
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). "Morrisburg, Village, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/morrisburg-village-on057004-1891/.