Morin, Quebec (1891 census)
Morin was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 471. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q63244344. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.903°N, 74.259°W.
Population
In 1891, Morin had a population of 471: 255 male and 216 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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Morin shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 80 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 471 total population, 255 males, 216 females, 182 married persons, 98 families, 91 married females, 91 married males, 13 widowed persons, 8 widowed females, 5 widowed males, 4.80 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 276 single persons under 18, 159 single males under 18, 117 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 260 persons who are not French Canadian, 211 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 97 houses, 97 occupied houses, 96 houses built of wood, 95 houses of 1 story, 36 houses of 2 rooms, 23 houses of 4 rooms, 19 houses of 3 rooms, 8 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 6 houses of 1 room, 4 houses of 5 rooms, 2 houses of 2 stories, 1 houses built of stone, 1 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 1 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 26,845 pounds of homemade butter, 11,262 acres of land in farms, 7,128 bushels of oats, 6,281 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 6,080 bushels of potatoes, 4,981 acres of improved land in farms, 3,362 bushels of buckwheat, 2,864 acres of farmland under crops, 2,079 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,643 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 1,640 acres of hay crops, 1,125 tons of hay, 1,110 chickens, 748 acres of oats, 515 sheep, 509 bushels of peas, 404 bushels of turnips, 389 milk cows, 249 sheep slaughtered or sold, 213 other cattle, 174 swine slaughtered or sold, 150 horses aged over 3 years, 142 swine, 95 occupants of farms, 94 farm occupants who own their land, 85 bushels of barley, 80 bushels of spring wheat, 80 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 72 acres of potatoes, 72 cattle killed or sold, 45 horses aged 3 years and under, 44 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 38 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 36 bushels of beans, 25 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 20 geese, 19 turkeys, 18 bushels of corn, 13 oxen, 12 acres of wheat, 12 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 10 bushels of winter wheat, 9 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 9 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 8 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 7 acres of barley, 5 acres of turnips, 4 other fowl, 3 ducks, 1 farm occupants who rent their land. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC137011— 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 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). "Morin, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/morin-qc137011-1891/.