Rural Municipality of Morris

Morris is a rural municipality (RM) in the province of Manitoba in Western Canada. The town of Morris, a separate urban municipality, is located in the southeastern corner of the RM.

The RM has a population of 3,047 persons as of the 2016 Canada Census.

History

In 1891, the subdistrict of Morris had a population of 739.

Communities

• Aubigny
• Kane
• Lowe Farm
• McTavish
• Riverside is a small hamlet located between the town of Morris and the community of Rosenort, it is southwest of the city of Winnipeg. The Morris River passes through the community on its western side. The hamlet is the site of the Riverside Centennial Park.

• Rosenort
• Sewell
• Silver Plains
• Sperling
• Union Point

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Morris had a population of 3,049 living in 923 of its 992 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 3,047. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.

See also

• List of francophone communities in Manitoba

External links

• Official website
• Map of Morris R.M. at Statcan

References