Morrisburg, Village, Ontario (1911 census)
Morrisburg, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,696. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q11883244. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.903°N, 75.183°W.
Population
In 1911, Morrisburg, Village had a population of 1,696: 775 male and 921 female residents. Population density was 986.0 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 1911
In the 1911 census, Morrisburg, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 38 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 1,696 total population, 1,100 area in acres, 986.05 population per square mile, 921 females in the population, 775 males in the population, 475 single (never-married) females, 412 single (never-married) males, 405 families, 341 married males, 334 married females, 109 widowed females, 19 widowed males, 3 females with marital status not given, 3 males with marital status not given, 1.72 area in square miles. 1,693 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 506 persons of German origin, 441 persons of British origin (Irish), 303 persons of British origin (English), 214 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 186 persons of French origin, 32 persons of British origin (other), 2 persons of Chinese origin, 1 persons of Scandinavian origin, 1 persons of Swiss origin. 5 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Jewish" (origin/ethnicity, distinct from the V2T2 religion category "Jews"). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 463 Anglicans (Church of England), 420 Methodists, 282 Roman Catholics, 281 Presbyterians, 166 Lutherans, 47 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 15 Salvation Army adherents, 12 Baptists, 5 Jews, 5 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 1 Disciples of Christ. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 388 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON063007— 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 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). "Morrisburg, Village, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/morrisburg-village-on063007-1911/.