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 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 81 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 890 total population, 489 males, 401 females, 301 married persons, 178 families, 151 married females, 150 married males, 27 widowed persons, 14 widowed males, 13 widowed females, 5 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 562 single persons under 18, 325 single males under 18, 237 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 890 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 178 occupied houses, 171 houses, 171 houses built of wood, 165 houses of 1 story, 43 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 39 houses of 3 rooms, 39 houses of 4 rooms, 25 houses of 2 rooms, 22 houses of 5 rooms, 11 uninhabited houses, 7 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 6 houses of 2 stories, 2 houses of 1 room, 1 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 34,654 pounds of homemade butter, 15,177 acres of land in farms, 13,852 bushels of oats, 12,271 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 9,668 bushels of potatoes, 5,059 bushels of turnips, 2,906 acres of improved land in farms, 2,544 acres of farmland under crops, 2,218 bushels of peas, 1,725 chickens, 1,268 tons of hay, 1,234 acres of hay crops, 796 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 792 bushels of spring wheat, 618 acres of oats, 451 other cattle, 439 bushels of barley, 327 milk cows, 316 bushels of rye, 315 acres of farmland in pasture, 266 sheep, 206 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 185 horses aged over 3 years, 160 cattle killed or sold, 157 occupants of farms, 147 swine, 134 swine slaughtered or sold, 132 farm occupants who own their land, 100 bushels of winter wheat, 97 sheep slaughtered or sold, 86 acres of potatoes, 76 acres of wheat, 70 bushels of corn, 69 bushels of buckwheat, 68 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 60 geese, 53 horses aged 3 years and under, 50 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 49 ducks, 47 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 36 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 27 acres of turnips, 27 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 25 acres of barley, 25 farm occupants who rent their land, 16 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 11 turkeys, 10 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 6 oxen, Capacity of silos (tons): 4, 3 bushels of beans, 3 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON101009— 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 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/.