Morrison, Ontario (1881 census)
Morrison was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 816. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.839°N, 79.318°W.
Population
In 1881, Morrison had a population of 816: 436 male and 380 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Morrison shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 816 total population, 436 males, 380 females, 280 married persons, 152 families, 140 married females, 140 married males, 12 widowed persons, 8 widowed females, 4 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 524 single persons under 18, 292 single males under 18, 232 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 152 inhabited houses, 152 occupied houses, 9 uninhabited houses, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 12,303 bushels of oats, 9,964 bushels of potatoes, 4,767 bushels of turnips, 1,829 bushels of peas and beans, 1,243 bushels of other root crops, 1,171 tons of hay, 1,051 acres of hay crops, 380 bushels of spring wheat, 177 bushels of barley, 75 acres of potatoes, 75 bushels of rye, 60 bushels of corn, 46 bushels of buckwheat, 44 acres of wheat, 3 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 816 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON131001— 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 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). "Morrison, Ontario (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/morrison-on131001-1881/.