Morley, Ontario Explained

Morley
Official Name:Township of Morley
Settlement Type:Township (single-tier)
Flag Size:120x100px
Mapsize:200px
Pushpin Map:Canada Ontario
Pushpin Mapsize:200
Pushpin Label Position:topright
Coordinates:48.8333°N -104°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Canada
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Type2:District
Established Title:Settled
Established Date:1880s
Established Title2:Incorporated
Established Date2:1903
Leader Title:Reeve
Leader Name:George Heyens
Leader Title1:Federal riding
Leader Title2:Prov. riding
Area Land Km2:390.61
Population As Of:2016
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:481
Population Density Km2:1.2
Utc Offset:-6
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Postal Code:P0W 1N0
Website:www.townshipofmorley.ca

Morley is a township in the Canadian province of Ontario, located within the Rainy River District. The township had a population of 481 in the Canada 2016 Census. Named after John Morley, it was formed in 1903 when the townships of Morley and Pattullo, as well as the village of Stratton, were amalgamated.[2]

In 2004, the Township of Morley was greatly expanded through the addition of the geographic townships of Sifton and Dewart, that were previously part of Unorganized Rainy River District.[2]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Morley had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 388.38km2, it had a population density of in 2021.[3]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Census Profile, 2016 Census: Morley, Township . Statistics Canada . July 1, 2019.
  2. Web site: The Full History . The Corporation of the Township of Morley . 2011-05-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120323140522/http://www.townshipofmorley.ca/fullhistory.html . 2012-03-23 . dead .
  3. Web site: Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Ontario . . February 9, 2022 . April 2, 2022.