Photo: HS01 · CC BY-SA 3.0A median age of 33.6: Morris is younger than 94% of Canadian towns
Residents with no religion: 16% here and 35% across Canada’s towns. Statistics Canada puts Morris’s population at 3,550 for July 2025. The share of one-person households stands at 17%. On residents aged 15 to 24, Morris sits higher than 93% of Canadian towns: 15%.
What stands out about the people of Morris
Younger than most towns
Line Morris’s residents up by age and the one in the middle is 33.6; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 26% are under 15 and 13% are 65 or over. Ages ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
A ±0% change since 2016: slower than 76% of Canadian towns
Unless a figure says otherwise, it is from the 2021 Census. Residents at the 2016 and 2021 censuses and the latest estimate, with the 2016–2021 change beside other towns.
Change, 2016 to 2021
Across Canada’s towns, half of towns changed by more than +4%; across Manitoba’s towns, by more than +4%. Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025 is 16% higher again.
26% of residents are under 15, a share 98% of Canadian towns don’t reach
Share of residents in each five-year band; the tick is the typical town.
13% of residents are 65 or over (Canada’s towns: 19%). For comparison, 16% of residents are under 15 across Canada’s towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Morris, 33.6. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women.
3 people per household, more than in 90% of Canadian towns
Household types, then household sizes.
Against Manitoba’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
Against a figure of 8.2% across Canada’s towns, the share of one-parent families in Morris comes in at 2.2%.
Common-law partners: 4.7%, a lower share than 92% of Canadian towns
Marital status of residents 15 and over, with common-law couples counted apart.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
64% of residents 15 and over are married (Canada’s towns: 46%). Common-law partners: 11% across Canada’s towns, for comparison.
A higher share of households in single-detached houses than 90% of Canadian towns, at 91%
Houses and apartments, owners and renters, older and newer homes. Prices, rents and shelter costs are on Cost of living.
Type of home
Owners and renters · share of households
When homes were built · share of homes
Nearly a quarter of homes were built before 1961 and 22% in 2001 or later. Lower than in nearly four fifths of Canadian towns: 14% of households rent their home. On average, 64% of households live in a single-detached house across Canada’s towns.
Before tax, the median household income is $88,000 a year
Incomes here are for 2020, the year before the census, CERB and other pandemic benefits included. Income per household, before tax, with the groups it falls into.
Households by income · share of households
Household incomes sit at the middle in Morris: half had more than $88,000, near the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Household incomes across Manitoba’s towns have a median of $83,000. COVID-19 benefits were paid to 14% of residents with an income, where the typical town had 28%.
More residents who moved in within the year than 57% of Canadian towns: 12%
Immigrants by continent of birth and when they arrived, citizenship, and who moved in recently.
Immigrants, by continent of birth · share of all residents; the bar runs to 25%
When immigrants arrived · share of immigrants
Citizenship and moving · share of residents
Of the immigrants living here, 24% came between 2011 and 2021; across Canada’s towns the share is 27%. Across Morris, 3.3% of residents are not Canadian citizens. Against that, 11% of residents lived at another address a year earlier across Canada’s towns.
6.9% of residents have an Indigenous identity, more than in 79% of Canadian towns
Visible minority and Indigenous identity, then religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Across Canada’s towns, the share of visible minority residents is 15%; Morris has 3.2%. On average, 2.8% of residents have an Indigenous identity across Canada’s towns.
3.3% of residents have French as their mother tongue, more than in 69% of Canadian towns
English, French and the other languages people grew up with or speak at home.
Can hold a conversation in · share of all residents
Mother tongue · share of all residents
At home, 14% mostly speak another language; 1% speak neither English nor French. Across Canada’s towns, residents whose mother tongue is French come to 1.5%. Nothing unusual on bilingual residents: 6.6%, close to the figure across Canada’s towns.
10% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, below 95% of Canadian towns
Highest certificate, diploma or degree of residents aged 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
31% have no certificate, diploma or degree (typical: 9.5%). As a reference point, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
67% of residents 15 and over were in work
Census day was in May 2021, mid-pandemic: some of these rates are lower than in a usual year. The census’s work rates at a glance. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
More people work here than in the typical town: 67%, against 58% across Canada’s towns.
The 3rd youngest of 41 towns of 3,491 to 3,606 people
Similar-sized towns by median age; each dot is a town.
Electoral Area D (Rural Grand Forks), Kootenay Boundary is the oldest at 57.6, Opportunity No. 17 the youngest at 31.2. The closest ages to Morris’s belong to Opportunity No. 17 (31.2), McMillan (33.5), Ste. Anne (34.8) and Ramsay (35.9).
Morris sits below 4 of its 5 closest neighbours on median age
The closest towns, coloured by how old their residents are. The nearest places to Morris with figures are 13–35 km away.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morris | 3,550 | — | 33.6 | 13% | 13% |
| Morris | 2,139 | 12.8 km | 38.4 | 19% | 7.8% |
| Montcalm | 1,420 | 22.5 km | 41.6 | 17% | 6% |
| La Salle | 9,215 | 30.7 km | 39.6 | 13% | 7.6% |
| St-Pierre-Jolys | 1,371 | 35.0 km | 36.4 | 20% | 5.1% |
| Roland | 1,283 | 35.1 km | 30 | 11% | 9.2% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Against Manitoba’s towns and Canada’s towns. Each comparison is its own median: over Manitoba’s towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, and over all Canadian towns of that size (whole cities and First Nations reserves left out). Percentiles are within Canada only.
- What these tables don’t give. For origins the charts stop at visible minority and Indigenous identity, and the Census Profile has nothing on unpaid care, cars or the internet, or on change by age since 2016.
- The census’s own words. The census takes “visible minority” from the Employment Equity Act: anyone other than Indigenous peoples who is non-white in colour or race. Indigenous identity, immigrant status and religion are what residents reported, compared here with other towns and never used as a label.
Questions about Morris’s residents
Is Morris good for families?
Children under 15 are 26% of residents, against 16% across Canada’s towns. Couple families make up 75% of households and one-parent families 2.2%. Schools near Morris are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Morris?
Median total household income in Morris was $88,000 in 2020, against a median of $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Morris?
The latest figure is an estimate: 3,550 residents in July 2025. At the 2021 Census, Morris counted 3,049, about the same as 2016.
What is the average age in Morris?
Half the residents are older than 33.6 and half younger, younger than 94% of Canadian towns; 26% are children under 15 and 13% are 65 or over.
Is Morris bilingual?
English and French: 6.6% speak both (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). English only: 93%. French only: 0.2%. French mother tongue: 3.3%.
How diverse is Morris?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 17% are immigrants; here, 13%. A visible minority makes up 3.2% and Indigenous residents 6.9%.
What religion are people in Morris?
Most often Christian (84%) or no religion (16%); other religions make up 0%.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population · Statistics Canada, population estimates for 1 July 2025 (table 17-10-0155). 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).