Morrisburg, Village, Ontario (1921 census)
Morrisburg, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,444. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q11883244. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.903°N, 75.183°W.
Population
In 1921, Morrisburg, Village had a population of 1,444: 670 male and 774 female residents.
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 1921
In the 1921 census, Morrisburg, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 29 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 1,444 total population, 774 females in the population, 705 females born in Canada, 670 males in the population, 605 males born in Canada, 35 females born outside the British Empire, 34 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 33 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 32 males born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 583 persons of British origin (English), 273 persons of British origin (Irish), 190 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 159 persons of Dutch origin, 132 persons of German origin, 74 persons of French origin, 10 persons of British origin (other), 2 persons of Chinese or Japanese origin, 2 persons of other European origin, 2 persons of Scandinavian origin. 17 persons recorded under the 1921 official census category "Hebrew" (origin/ethnicity); now described as Jewish origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 414 Anglicans (Church of England), 402 Methodists, 223 Presbyterians, 188 Roman Catholics, 184 Lutherans, 17 Jews, 10 Baptists, 5 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 1 Salvation Army adherents. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON107007— 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 1921 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 (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/morrisburg-village-on107007-1921/.