Morin, Quebec (1881 census)
Morin was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 558. 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 density was 23.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 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 63 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 102 |
| Number of families | 102 |
| Number of females | 265 |
| Number of males | 293 |
| Number of married females | 89 |
| Number of married males | 91 |
| Number of married persons | 180 |
| Number of widowed females | 7 |
| Number of widowed males | 2 |
| Number of widowed persons | 9 |
| POP TOT | 558 |
| Total population | 558 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 169 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 200 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 369 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 100 |
| Number of occupied houses | 100 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 8 |
Agriculture (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,639 |
| Acres of potatoes | 70 |
| Acres of wheat | 19 |
| BAR BU | 183 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 183 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 6,277 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 104 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 72 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 13,348 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 127 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 232 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 6,146 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 103 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 346 |
| BWT BU | 6,277 |
| CRN BU | 72 |
| HAY AC | 1,639 |
| HAY TONS | 1,025 |
| OAT BU | 13,348 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 232 |
| POT AC | 70 |
| POT BU | 6,146 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,025 |
| WHT AC | 19 |
| WHT SP BU | 103 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 169 |
| C UNMD M | 200 |
| C UNMD TOT | 369 |
| D OCC | 100 |
| FEMALE | 265 |
| GRA BU | 104 |
| H CON | 3 |
| H INHAB | 100 |
| H UNINH | 8 |
| MALE | 293 |
| MD F | 89 |
| MD M | 91 |
| MD TOT | 180 |
| NUMBER CD | 96 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 127 |
| TUR BU | 346 |
| WID F | 7 |
| WID M | 2 |
| WID TOT | 9 |
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: 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). "Morin, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/morin-qc096012-1881/.