Morrisburg, Village, Ontario (1881 census)
Morrisburg, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,719. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q11883244. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.903°N, 75.183°W.
Population
In 1881, Morrisburg, Village had a population of 1,719: 827 male and 892 female residents. Population density was 1713.6 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Morrisburg, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 67 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 338 |
| Number of families | 338 |
| Number of females | 892 |
| Number of males | 827 |
| Number of married females | 302 |
| Number of married males | 300 |
| Number of married persons | 602 |
| Number of widowed females | 50 |
| Number of widowed males | 8 |
| Number of widowed persons | 58 |
| POP TOT | 1,719 |
| Total population | 1,719 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 540 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 519 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,059 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 306 |
| Number of occupied houses | 307 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 345 |
| Acres of potatoes | 34 |
| Acres of wheat | 45 |
| BAR BU | 1,105 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,105 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 140 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 20 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 398 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 4,534 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 1,587 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 416 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 4,072 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 360 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 165 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,014 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 198 |
| BWT BU | 140 |
| CRN BU | 398 |
| HAY AC | 345 |
| HAY TONS | 461 |
| OAT BU | 4,534 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 416 |
| POT AC | 34 |
| POT BU | 4,072 |
| RYE BU | 360 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 461 |
| WHT AC | 45 |
| WHT SP BU | 165 |
| WHT WTR BU | 198 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 540 |
| C UNMD M | 519 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,059 |
| D OCC | 307 |
| FEMALE | 892 |
| GRA BU | 20 |
| H CON | 2 |
| H INHAB | 306 |
| MALE | 827 |
| MD F | 302 |
| MD M | 300 |
| MD TOT | 602 |
| NUMBER CD | 102 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 1,587 |
| SHAN | 1 |
| TUR BU | 1,014 |
| WID F | 50 |
| WID M | 8 |
| WID TOT | 58 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON102004— 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 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). "Morrisburg, Village, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/morrisburg-village-on102004-1881/.