Morley is a township

Township (Canada)

The term township generally means the district or area associated with a town. However in some systems no town needs to be involved. The specific use of the term to describe political subdivisions has varied by country, usually to describe a local rural or semi-rural government within the county...

 in the Canadian

Canada

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 province of Ontario

Ontario

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, located within the Rainy River District. The township had a population of 492 in the Canada 2006 Census

Canada 2006 Census

The Canada 2006 Census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population. Census day was May 16, 2006. The next census following will be the 2011 Census. Canada's total population enumerated by the 2006 census was 31,612,897...

. Named after John Morley

John Morley, 1st Viscount Morley of Blackburn

John Morley, 1st Viscount Morley of Blackburn OM, PC was a British Liberal statesman, writer and newspaper editor. Initially a journalist, he was elected a Member of Parliament in 1883...

, it was formed in 1903 when the townships of Morley and Pattullo, as well as the village of Stratton, were amalgamated.

In 2004, the Township of Morley was expanded through the addition of the geographic townships of Sifton and Dewart, that were previously within Unorganized Rainy River.

Demographics

Population trend:

• Population in 2006: 492
• Population in 2001: 447 (or 526 when adjusted to 2006 boundaries)
• Population in 1996: 478
• Population in 1991: 435