Mulmer, Ontario (1861 census)
Mulmer was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 1,814. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7848795. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.189°N, 80.102°W.
Population
In 1861, Mulmer had a population of 1,814.
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 1861
In the 1861 census, Mulmer shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 73 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 1,814 total population, 1 persons at sea. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 9 married males aged 70 to 80, 3 married females aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed males aged 70 to 80. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 1,108 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 504 persons originating in Ireland, 147 persons originating in England or Wales, 29 persons originating in the United States, 22 persons originating in Scotland, 2 persons originating in New Brunswick, 1 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $259,840 value farms (dollars), $47,776 value all livestock, 39,805 bushels of potatoes, 38,008 bushels of spring wheat, 31,655 bushels of turnips, 28,980 pounds of homemade butter, 27,032 bushels of oats, 25,580 acres of land in farms, 18,057 bushels of winter wheat, 17,403 pounds of maple sugar, $16,007 value horses aged over 3 years, 14,752 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, $13,111 value farm implements in dollars, 10,828 acres of farmland under cultivation, 9,882 bushels of peas, 9,189 acres of farmland under crops, 3,418 pounds of wool produced on farms, 2,128 acres of spring wheat, 2,100 swine, 1,582 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,341 sheep, 996 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 977 tons of hay, 956 acres of oats, 882 calves and heifers, 836 bushels of barley, $760 value garden and orchard crops, 741 barrels of pork, 721 acres of winter wheat, 552 milk cows, 508 acres of peas, 274 acres of potatoes, 271 bulls, oxen, or steers, 266 occupants of farms, 236 horses aged over 3 years, 184 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 152 acres of turnips, 123 horses aged 3 years and under, 105 barrels of beef, 95 pounds of flax or hemp, 57 acres of farmland in gardens, 51 bushels of corn, 40 acres of barley, 34 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 29 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 27 bushels of buckwheat, 21 bushels of carrots, 16 pounds of hops, 15 bushels of rye, 11 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 7 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 6 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 3 acres of corn, 2 acres of buckwheat, 2 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 1 acres of rye, 1 bushels of beans. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes 3,366 yards of flannel, 649 yards of fulled cloth. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON098012— 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 1861 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 (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/mulmer-on098012-1861/.