Morley, Ontario

For other places with the same name, see Morley.

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.^[3]

Morley
Township (single-tier)
Township of Morley
Stratton
Morley
Coordinates: 48°50′N 94°10′W
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
District	Rainy River
Settled	1880s
Incorporated	1903
Government
• Reeve	George Heyens
• Federal riding	Thunder Bay—Rainy River
• Prov. riding	Kenora—Rainy River
Area [1]
• Land	390.61 km2 (150.82 sq mi)
Population  (2016)[2]
• Total	481
• Density	1.2/km2 (3/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Postal Code FSA	P0W 1N0
Area code	807
Website	www.townshipofmorley.ca

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.^[3]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Morley had a population of 493 living in 186 of its 235 total private dwellings, a change of 2.5% from its 2016 population of 481. With a land area of 388.38 km² (149.95 sq mi), it had a population density of 1.3/km² (3.3/sq mi) in 2021.^[4]

Canada census – Morley community profile

	2021	2016	2011
Population	493 (+2.5% from 2016)	481 (-4.0% from 2011)	501 (+1.8% from 2006)
Land area	388.38 km2 (149.95 sq mi)	390.61 km2 (150.82 sq mi)	375.61 km2 (145.02 sq mi)
Population density	1.3/km2 (3.4/sq mi)	1.2/km2 (3.1/sq mi)	1.3/km2 (3.4/sq mi)
Median age	40 (M: 40, F: 40)	40.6 (M: 41.1, F: 40.3)	45.5 (M: 45.9, F: 44.2)
Private dwellings	185 (total)	232 (total)	227 (total)
Median household income		$71,680

Notes: 2011 population was revised from 474 to 501 after initial publication
References: 2021^[5] 2016^[6] 2011^[1]

Morley, Ontario
historical populations

Year	Pop.	±%
1991	435	—
1996	478	+9.9%
2001	447	−6.5%
2006	492	+10.1%
2011	501	+1.8%
2016	481	−4.0%
[7][8][2] 2001 population would have been 526 if 2006 boundaries were used

See also

• List of townships in Ontario