Morrison, Ontario (1911 census)
Morrison was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 909. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.027°N, 79.591°W.
Population
In 1911, Morrison had a population of 909: 842 male and 685 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 601 |
| 1881 | 816 |
| 1891 | 890 |
| 1901 | 927 |
| 1911 | 909 |
| 1921 | 788 |
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, Morrison shared boundaries with:
- Baxter, Freeman & Gibson
- Macaulay
- Matchedash
- McLean & Ridout
- Mills, Pringle & Wilson
- Muskoka
- Oakley
- Port Carling vl
- Port Carling, VL
- Ryde
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 37 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 909 total population, 842 males in the population, 685 females in the population, 527 single (never-married) males, 379 single (never-married) females, 312 families, 297 married males, 270 married females, 30 widowed females, 17 widowed males, 4 females with marital status not given, 2 legally separated females, 1 males with marital status not given. 1,116 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 301 persons of British origin (English), 283 persons of British origin (Irish), 155 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 118 persons of German origin, 19 persons of French origin, 7 persons of Swiss origin, 5 persons of Dutch origin, 3 persons of Scandinavian origin, 2 persons of British origin (other). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 349 Presbyterians, 208 Methodists, 82 Anglicans (Church of England), 61 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 54 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 49 Lutherans, 42 Roman Catholics, 39 Salvation Army adherents, 16 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 13 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 10 Baptists, 1 Congregationalists, 1 Friends (Quakers). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 300 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON098011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON129013_1911— 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 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). "Morrison, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/morrison-on098011-1911/.