MorrisManitoba
Its census division is Division No. 3. This town in Manitoba has a population of 2,139.
Is Morris a good place to live?
Morris’s strongest is walkability (A−). Safety lags (C). The local economy is weaker than most (C+). The rest of its grades are middling: B− for cost of living, B for health and B− for hazard risk.
Morris is graded subject by subject, but Canadian towns need 2,500 residents for an overall grade.
This town's rent is the 2021 census rent scaled to 2025 by its province's ratio of surveyed to census rents: no rental survey covers it, so its Cost Grade is less sure. Safety is the police detachment's figure, shared with the towns and countryside around it. No School Grade: this province doesn't publish comparable results school by school. Health is graded on the health region's survey figures and life expectancy, with the distance to hospital giving the town its own spread.
How Morris grades
Each subject compares Morris with Canadian towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.
Morris is graded subject by subject, but Canadian towns need 2,500 residents for an overall grade.
How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →
What makes Morris stand out
The 2 things Morris does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Morris.
The violent severity index where Morris is policed is 94 (Manitoba’s towns: 198; Canadian towns: 86)
Violence across its police area runs at 10.3 per 1,000 residents a year. The index for the force that serves it came to 85, lower than Manitoba’s towns (129) yet higher than Canadian towns (67). Its police area records 29.7 property incidents per 1,000 residents a year.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Morris | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crime per 1,000 | 29.7 | 58.8 | 31.2 |
| Violent Crime Severity Index | 94 | 198 | 86 |
| Crime Severity Index | 85 | 129 | 67 |
| Violent crime | 10.3 | 18 | 12 |
Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average · Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 published for the Morris detachment area, not by town
Household incomes in Morris are lower than in 64% of Canadian towns
Getting to work takes 24 min on average. The car took 89% of commuters, near both Manitoba’s towns (87%) and Canadian towns (89%).
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Morris | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 24 min | 24 min | 26 min |
| Car or van | 89% | 87% | 89% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · These are May 2021 figures, gathered while COVID-19 kept many people home or out of work.
More of Morris’s residents have an Indigenous identity than in Manitoba’s towns or Canadian towns: 18%
19% are under 15, above Manitoba’s towns (17%) and Canadian towns (16%) alike. Retirement age and beyond: 19% of residents are 65 or older.
Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021
Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over
Women and men · all residents
Women make up 49.9% of Morris
Census 2021 put women at 985 and men at 990; women are 50.9% of Canada.
| Morris | Manitoba | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 17% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 62% | 64% | 64% |
| 65+ | 19% | 17% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 25% | 16% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 40% | 52% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Manitoba and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
Morris has colder winter nights than 89% of Canadian towns
Frost comes on 186 days a year, about level with Manitoba’s towns (193) and above Canadian towns (159). December is the snowiest month, with 27 cm on average. A normal June brings 90 mm of precipitation, more than any other month.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Morris | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| January night low | −20.4°C | −21.2°C | −13.5°C |
| Precipitation a year | 543 mm | 519 mm | 883 mm |
| Days with frost a year | 186 | 193 | 159 |
| July afternoon high | 26.0°C | 25.8°C | 25.5°C |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Emerson)
51% of adults around Morris rate their health very good or excellent
Source area for health survey and life expectancy: the Southern Health Region
Residents have 0.5 km to cover to reach a hospital, below Manitoba’s towns (3.1 km) and Canadian towns (3.7 km) alike. Life expectancy in the region is 80.7 years (82.9 for women, 78.7 for men, 2022/2024).
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Morris | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smokers | 13% | 10% | 12% |
| Chronic conditions (average share) | 19% | 18% | 17% |
| Life expectancy at birth | 80.7 | 80.0 | 81.5 |
Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities
Morris School is the only school in and around Morris
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morris SchoolIn MorrisAll grades | All grades | – | English public |
Statistics Canada’s Open Database of Educational Facilities · The schools grade is given only where results are open; in Manitoba, the province publishes no results school by school.
In Morris, November normally means 1°C afternoons and −8°C nights
By December, a normal day reaches −7°C and a night falls to −16°C. Snow is normal by November, about 21 cm over the month. A normal November brings 25 mm of rain and snow. Across the year, normals run from −20°C nights in January to 26°C afternoons in July.
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Season | High | Low | Rain and snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | −9°C | −18°C | 54 mm |
| Spring | 10°C | −2°C | 132 mm |
| Summer | 25°C | 12°C | 240 mm |
| Autumn | 11°C | 0°C | 117 mm |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Emerson); the forecast is on the Weather page
Morris’ MP is Branden Leslie (Conservative Party of Canada), for Portage—Lisgar
In the census’s list of municipalities, Morris is a town.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
Morris has one public library, Valley Regional Library
The library is 0.7 km from the centre of Morris.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
No protected area lies within 10 km of Morris
For a provincial park, Beaudry Provincial Park lies 55 km off. The nearest national park is more than 100 km away.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Morris | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 0 | 12 | 4 |
| Protected land within 10 km | 0% | 1.1% | 2.3% |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
Radon is Morris’ main hazard: 43% of tested homes in its area top Health Canada’s guideline
Earthquakes matter little: NRCan’s model puts building losses at $0.005 a year per $1,000 of value, against $0.030 for the typical town. One flood study covers the town, by Hydrologic Forecasting and Water Management Branch of Manitoba Transporation and Infrastructure .
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Morris | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radon tests above the guideline | 43% | 12% | 6.6% |
| Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year | $0.005 | $0.006 | $0.030 |
NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory · Data for radon tests covers the Central health region
Renting in Morris costs 18% of household income, less than in Manitoba’s towns or Canadian towns
14% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, below both Manitoba’s towns (15%) and Canadian towns (18%). Owners make up 74% of households, near both Manitoba’s towns (75%) and Canadian towns (74%).
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Morris | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 14% | 15% | 18% |
| Rent as a share of income | 18% | 20% | 20% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · These are 2021 census values, as owners judged them, set against household income in 2020.
Everything we know about Morris
Famous people from Morris
7 notable people were born in Morris.
About Morris
Town in Manitoba
Morris is a municipality in Manitoba, read by TownRatings as Statistics Canada draws it: one census subdivision, so its figures cover the whole municipality.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 2,139 (people, 2025 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Manitoba
- Census division
- Division No. 3
- Census subdivision
- 4603067
Morris’ neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
Questions about Morris
Who are the people of Morris?
At the 2021 census, 8% were immigrants and 6% belonged to a visible minority (Canadian towns’ median: 15%). 18% identify as First Nations, Métis or Inuit.
What kind of homes are in Morris?
32% of households are one person, and the average is 2.3.
Is Morris growing?
Yes: the census counted 1,885 in 2016 and 1,975 in 2021, a rise of 4.8%, against 4.1% for the median of Canadian towns. The 2025 estimate is 2,139.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021 · population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155) and 2021 census boundaries · Uniform Crime Reporting Survey 2023–25 (35-10-0026, 35-10-0183 to 35-10-0190) · CMHC rents as published by Statistics Canada (34-10-0133) · grades by TownRatings. Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).