Morrison, Ontario (1891 census)
Morrison was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 890. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.839°N, 79.318°W.
Population
In 1891, Morrison had a population of 890: 489 male and 401 female residents. Population density was 11.9 people per square mile.
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 1891
In the 1891 census, Morrison shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 165 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5 |
| FAM NO | 178 |
| Number of families | 178 |
| Number of females | 401 |
| Number of males | 489 |
| Number of married females | 151 |
| Number of married males | 150 |
| Number of married persons | 301 |
| Number of widowed females | 13 |
| Number of widowed males | 14 |
| Number of widowed persons | 27 |
| POP F | 401 |
| POP M | 489 |
| POP TOT | 890 |
| Total population | 890 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 237 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 325 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 562 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 890 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 7 |
| Number of houses | 171 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 171 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 2 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 165 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 25 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 6 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 39 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 39 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 22 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 43 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 178 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 11 |
Agriculture (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 25 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 47 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 315 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 12,271 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 2,544 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,234 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 2,906 |
| Acres of land in farms | 15,177 |
| Acres of oats | 618 |
| Acres of potatoes | 86 |
| Acres of turnips | 27 |
| Acres of wheat | 76 |
| BAR AC | 25 |
| BAR BU | 439 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 439 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 3 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 69 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 3 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 70 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 13,852 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 2,218 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 9,668 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 316 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 792 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 5,059 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 100 |
| BWT BU | 69 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 4 |
| CRN BU | 70 |
| HAY AC | 1,234 |
| HAY TONS | 1,268 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 160 |
| Number of chickens | 1,725 |
| Number of ducks | 49 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 132 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 25 |
| Number of geese | 60 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 53 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 185 |
| Number of milk cows | 327 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 157 |
| Number of other cattle | 451 |
| Number of oxen | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 27 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 16 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 68 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 10 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 36 |
| Number of sheep | 266 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 97 |
| Number of swine | 147 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 134 |
| Number of turkeys | 11 |
| OAT AC | 618 |
| OAT BU | 13,852 |
| PEA BU | 2,218 |
| POT AC | 86 |
| POT BU | 9,668 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 50 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 796 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 206 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 34,654 |
| RYE BU | 316 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,268 |
| WHT AC | 76 |
| WHT FALL BU | 100 |
| WHT SP BU | 792 |
Other recorded variables (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 27 |
| A 11 50 | 16 |
| A 201 PL | 10 |
| A 51 100 | 68 |
| BEN BU | 3 |
| BUTTER LB | 34,654 |
| CATTLE KS | 160 |
| CHEESE LB | 50 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 237 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 325 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 562 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 796 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 53 |
| DUCKS | 49 |
| FAMILIES | 178 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 206 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 60 |
| GRA BU | 3 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,725 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 185 |
| HOUSES | 171 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 22 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 39 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 165 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 43 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 39 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 25 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 6 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 11 |
| HOUSES W | 171 |
| INF 11 A | 36 |
| MD FEM | 151 |
| MD MALE | 150 |
| MD TOT | 301 |
| MILK COWS | 327 |
| NAME CD | Ontario, North-Nord |
| OC F | 25 |
| OC P | 132 |
| OC TOT | 157 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 451 |
| OTHERS | 890 |
| SHEEP | 266 |
| SHEEP KS | 97 |
| SILOS | 4 |
| SUP AM | 2,906 |
| SUP FOR | 12,271 |
| SUP JV | 47 |
| SUP PAT | 315 |
| SUP SC | 2,544 |
| SUP TOT | 15,177 |
| SWINE | 147 |
| SWINE KS | 134 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 178 |
| TUR AC | 27 |
| TUR BU | 5,059 |
| TURKEY | 11 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 7 |
| WID FEM | 13 |
| WID MALE | 14 |
| WID TOT | 27 |
| WORKING OX | 6 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON101009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON129013— 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 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). "Morrison, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/morrison-on101009-1891/.