Mulmer, Ontario (1851 census)
Mulmer was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 766. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7848795. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.189°N, 80.102°W.
Population
In 1851, Mulmer had a population of 766: 403 male and 363 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 766 |
| 1861 | 1,814 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1851
In the 1851 census, Mulmer shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 146 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 766 total population, 403 males, Male members of the family who are present: 375, 363 females, Female members of the family who are present: 345, 294 single males, 259 single females, 124 families, 104 married males, 94 married females, 54 males attending school, 45 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 28, 19 female births, Females present who are not members of the family: 18, 10 widowed females, 9 male births, Male members of the family who are present: 8, Female members of the family who are absent: 6, 5 widowed males. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 68 males aged 5 to 10, 65 females aged 5 to 10, 61 single females aged 10 to 15, 54 single males aged 10 to 15, 49 single males aged 15 to 20, 45 single females aged 15 to 20, 37 single males aged 20 to 30, 34 married females aged 20 to 30, 31 married males aged 40 to 50, 28 married males aged 20 to 30, 27 married males aged 30 to 40, 23 married females aged 40 to 50, 19 married females aged 30 to 40, 17 females under age 1, 17 single females aged 20 to 30, 16 males aged 1 to 2, 16 males aged 2 to 3, 15 males aged 4 to 5, 14 females aged 1 to 2, 13 males aged 3 to 4, 13 married males aged 50 to 60, 12 females aged 4 to 5, 10 married females aged 50 to 60, 9 females age 3 to 4, 8 females aged 2 to 3, 8 males under age 1, 7 single males aged 30 to 40, 6 single females aged 30 to 40, 5 married females aged 15 to 20, 4 single males aged 40 to 50, 4 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 3 married females aged 60 to 70, 3 married males aged 70 to 80, 3 single males aged 50 to 60, 3 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 3 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 2 males of unknown age, 2 married males aged 60 to 70, 2 single females aged 40 to 50, 2 single females aged 60 to 70, 1 single females aged 50 to 60, 1 single males aged 60 to 70, 1 single males aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed males aged 50 to 60. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 362 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 358 persons originating in Ireland, 35 persons originating in England or Wales, 8 persons originating in Scotland, 3 persons originating in the United States. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 11,958 acres of land in farms, 11,170 pounds of homemade butter, 10,181 bushels of potatoes, 9,458 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 9,409 bushels of wheat, 5,752 bushels of oats, 5,432 pounds of maple sugar, 2,513 bushels of turnips, 2,500 acres of farmland under cultivation, 1,746 acres of farmland under crops, 1,503 pounds of wool produced on farms, 1,282 bushels of peas, 859 swine, 729 acres of farmland in pasture, 721 acres of wheat, 672 sheep, 600 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 348 bulls, oxen, or steers, 332 tons of hay, 293 acres of oats, 277 barrels of pork, 254 milk cows, 188 calves and heifers, 182 bushels of corn, 146 acres of potatoes, 140 bushels of rye, 118 occupants of farms, 110 bushels of barley, 100 acres of peas, 90 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 84 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 76 horses, 68 pounds of flax or hemp, 43 barrels of beef, 42 bushels of buckwheat, 25 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 18 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 16 acres of turnips, 15 acres of corn, 11 acres of rye, 10 acres of barley, 8 pounds of hops, 6 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 5 acres of buckwheat, 4 bushels of carrots, 4 pounds of tobacco, 3 bushels of beans, 3 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 1 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 1,372 yards of flannel, 361 yards of fulled cloth, $300 value capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling), 31 yards of linen, 1 saw mills, 1 saw mills powered by water, 1 saw mills reporting annual production, 1 saw mills returning capital. 150,000 feet of lumber produced per year by saw mills reporting annual production. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.)
Fisheries (1851). This community's record includes 49 barrels of cured fish. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 11 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 6, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 5, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 1, Deaths in the past year among males age 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON035015— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON098012— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7848795
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mulmur
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1851 Census of Canada, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project, hosted at the HGIS Lab, University of Saskatchewan. Persistent place identity computed from spatial-overlap chains across all available census years (1851–1921). Identity grounding to Wikidata performed via the HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph project's MCP-assisted disambiguation pipeline. See the About / Methodology page for the full data pipeline.
Cite this page
Clifford, J. (2026). "Mulmer, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/mulmer-on035015-1851/.