MorrisManitoba
Statistics Canada places it in the Division No. 3 census division. In Manitoba, this town has 3,550 residents.
Is Morris a good place to live?
Households here earn well (A−). Overall, Morris earns a B−: better than 53% of Canadian towns, and #52 of 181 in Manitoba. It is strong on cost of living as well (B+). Crime runs high (C). The rest of its grades are middling: C+ for health, C+ for walkability and B− for hazard risk.
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.
How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →
What makes Morris stand out
The 3 things Morris does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Morris.
Commuters in Morris have a short way to work, 21 min on average, less than in both Manitoba’s towns and Canadian towns
The car took 91% of commuters, higher than Manitoba’s towns (87%) and near Canadian towns (89%).
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Morris | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 21 min | 24 min | 26 min |
| Car or van | 91% | 87% | 89% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · The 2021 census was taken in May 2021, during COVID-19 restrictions: more people than usual worked from home or were off work.
The violent severity index where Morris is policed is 94 (Manitoba’s towns: 198; Canadian towns: 86)
Its police area records 29.7 property incidents per 1,000 residents a year. The index for the force that serves it came to 85, between Manitoba’s towns (129) and Canadian towns (67). Violent crime in the area its police cover: 10.3 per 1,000 people a year. Nobody publishes Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 for Morris alone, so this card uses the figure for the Morris detachment area.
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
Most households in Morris own their home: 86%, more than in both Manitoba’s towns and Canadian towns
Rent took 15% of household income, below both Manitoba’s towns (20%) and Canadian towns (20%). Shelter took 30% or more of income for nearly one in ten households, lower than both Manitoba’s towns (15%) and Canadian towns (18%).
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Morris | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 9% | 15% | 18% |
| Rent as a share of income | 15% | 20% | 20% |
| Households owning their home | 86% | 75% | 74% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · The 2021 census asked owners what their home was worth; those values, and 2020 incomes, are what this compares.
A town of families: 26% of people in Morris are under 15, more than in both Manitoba’s towns and Canadian towns
First Nations, Métis and Inuit people make up 6.9% of residents, between Manitoba’s towns (12%) and Canadian towns (2.8%). Over-65s are 13% of the population.
Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021
Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over
Women and men · all residents
51.2% of Morris’ residents are women
Census 2021 put women at 1,560 and men at 1,485; women are 50.9% of Canada.
| Morris | Manitoba | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 26% | 17% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 61% | 64% | 64% |
| 65+ | 13% | 17% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 37% | 16% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 34% | 52% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Manitoba and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
2 schools in and around Morris: 2 schools for every grade
From the middle of town, the first elementary school is 13 km off, above Manitoba’s towns (0.5 km) and Canadian towns (0.5 km) alike.
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morris SchoolNearest secondary school, 0.2 kmAll grades | All grades | – | English public |
| École régionale Saint-Jean-Baptiste FrenchTeaches in FrenchAll grades | All grades | – | French public |
Schools by system · Schools within 3 km
| Schools within 3 km | Morris | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| School boards | 2 | 6 | 3 |
| Nearest elementary school | 13 km | 0.5 km | 0.5 km |
| Nearest secondary school | 13 km | 1.1 km | 1.2 km |
Statistics Canada’s Open Database of Educational Facilities · Ungraded on schools in Manitoba, because the province publishes no results school by school.
51% of adults around Morris rate their health very good or excellent
Measured across the Southern Health Region: health survey and life expectancy
On average 19% of adults live with arthritis, diabetes or high blood pressure, above both Manitoba’s towns (18%) and Canadian towns (17%). Life expectancy in the region is 80.7 years (82.9 for women, 78.7 for men, 2022/2024). The town’s own part is the trip to care, and Morris’ is long: 15 km to a hospital on average, against 3.7 km typical.
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 has colder winter nights than 89% of Canadian towns
December is the snowiest month, with 27 cm on average. Frosty days number 186 in a normal year, about level with Manitoba’s towns (193) and above Canadian towns (159). 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)
In Morris, November normally means 1°C afternoons and −8°C nights
Hour-by-hour figures come from ECCC’s Morris forecast, on the Weather page. Into December, the normals move to −7°C and −16°C. Rain and snow over a typical November come to 25 mm. Snow is normal by November, about 21 cm over the month.
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 sends Branden Leslie (Conservative Party of Canada) to the Commons from Portage—Lisgar
Morris’ riding for the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba isn’t named: the licence for the province’s boundary file couldn’t be read, so it isn’t used.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
Morris has no public library of its own; the nearest is Valley Regional Library, 12 km away
The next is Bibliothèque Montcalm Library (Montcalm), 22 km away.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
Morris has no protected land within 10 km
The nearest national park is more than 100 km away. A provincial park, Beaudry Provincial Park, lies 36 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
43% of homes tested in Morris’ area are above the radon guideline
Shared with the rest of the Central health region: radon tests
2 flood studies cover the town, the latest by Hydrologic Forecasting and Water Management Branch of Manitoba Transporation and Infrastructure . Seismic risk runs low: $0.005 of expected damage per $1,000 of buildings a year, the typical town $0.030.
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
Everything we know about Morris
Famous people from around Morris
One notable person was born in Morris; with them, the best known born in the towns around it.
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
- 3,550 (people, 2025 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Manitoba
- Census division
- Division No. 3
- Census subdivision
- 4603065
Morris’ neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
Questions about Morris
What kind of homes are in Morris?
91% of homes are single-detached houses, against 64% for the median of Canadian towns, and 0% are in apartment buildings of five storeys or more. A household averages 3 people; 17% are one person living alone.
Is Morris growing?
It grew from 3,047 people in 2016 to 3,049 in 2021, up 0.1%; the median of Canadian towns grew 4.1%. StatCan’s 2025 estimate is 3,550.
How old are the people of Morris?
The typical resident is 33.6 (Canadian towns: 45.2), with seniors at 13% of the population and under-15s at 26%.
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).