Morin, Quebec (1881 census)
Morin was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 558. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q63244344. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.903°N, 74.259°W.
Population
In 1881, Morin had a population of 558: 293 male and 265 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 563 |
| 1861 | 454 |
| 1881 | 558 |
| 1891 | 471 |
| 1901 | 484 |
| 1911 | 498 |
| 1921 | 593 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Howard, Morin, W-O, 1871 (28.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Morin shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 31 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 558 total population, 293 males, 265 females, 180 married persons, 102 families, 91 married males, 89 married females, 9 widowed persons, 7 widowed females, 2 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 369 single persons under 18, 200 single males under 18, 169 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 100 inhabited houses, 100 occupied houses, 8 uninhabited houses, 3 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 13,348 bushels of oats, 6,277 bushels of buckwheat, 6,146 bushels of potatoes, 1,639 acres of hay crops, 1,025 tons of hay, 346 bushels of turnips, 232 bushels of peas and beans, 183 bushels of barley, 127 bushels of other root crops, 104 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 103 bushels of spring wheat, 72 bushels of corn, 70 acres of potatoes, 19 acres of wheat. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 558 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:
QC096012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC037010— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q63244344
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). "Morin, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/morin-qc096012-1881/.