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 density was 10.9 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Morrison shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 65 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 152 |
| Number of families | 152 |
| Number of females | 380 |
| Number of males | 436 |
| Number of married females | 140 |
| Number of married males | 140 |
| Number of married persons | 280 |
| Number of widowed females | 8 |
| Number of widowed males | 4 |
| Number of widowed persons | 12 |
| POP TOT | 816 |
| Total population | 816 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 232 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 292 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 524 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 152 |
| Number of occupied houses | 152 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 9 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,051 |
| Acres of potatoes | 75 |
| Acres of wheat | 44 |
| BAR BU | 177 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 177 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 46 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 3 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 60 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 12,303 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 1,243 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 1,829 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 9,964 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 75 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 380 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 4,767 |
| BWT BU | 46 |
| CRN BU | 60 |
| HAY AC | 1,051 |
| HAY TONS | 1,171 |
| OAT BU | 12,303 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 1,829 |
| POT AC | 75 |
| POT BU | 9,964 |
| RYE BU | 75 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,171 |
| WHT AC | 44 |
| WHT SP BU | 380 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 232 |
| C UNMD M | 292 |
| C UNMD TOT | 524 |
| D OCC | 152 |
| FEMALE | 380 |
| GRA BU | 3 |
| H CON | 1 |
| H INHAB | 152 |
| H UNINH | 9 |
| MALE | 436 |
| MD F | 140 |
| MD M | 140 |
| MD TOT | 280 |
| NUMBER CD | 131 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 1,243 |
| TUR BU | 4,767 |
| WID F | 8 |
| WID M | 4 |
| WID TOT | 12 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON131001— 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 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/.