Mulmur, Ontario (1871 census)
Mulmur was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 3,505. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.189°N, 80.102°W.
Population
In 1871, Mulmur had a population of 3,505: 1,849 male and 1,656 female residents. Population density was 30.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 766 |
| 1861 | 1,814 |
| 1871 | 3,505 |
| 1881 | 4,211 |
| 1891 | 3,661 |
| 1901 | 3,253 |
| 1911 | 2,750 |
| 1921 | 2,294 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Mulmur shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 55 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 599 |
| Number of females | 1,656 |
| Number of males | 1,849 |
| Number of married females | 555 |
| Number of married males | 554 |
| Number of married persons | 1,109 |
| Number of widowed females | 37 |
| Number of widowed males | 23 |
| Number of widowed persons | 60 |
| Total population | 3,505 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,064 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,272 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,336 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 9 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 598 |
| Number of occupied houses | 598 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 5 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 22,570 |
| BWT BU | 87 |
| CRN BU | 355 |
| HAY AC | 3,638 |
| HAY TONS | 4,077 |
| OAT BU | 61,715 |
| PEA BU | 14,578 |
| POT AC | 510 |
| POT BU | 53,230 |
| RYE BU | 400 |
| Total area (acres) | 71,459 |
| WHT SP BU | 63,194 |
| WHT WTR BU | 24,871 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 6,977 |
| AREA | 71,459 |
| BEING BUILT | 9 |
| BEN BU | 90 |
| CD | 41 |
| CSD | 4 |
| FAMILIES | 599 |
| FEMALE | 1,656 |
| GRA BU | 138 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 598 |
| INHABITED | 598 |
| MALE | 1,849 |
| MARRIED F | 555 |
| MARRIED M | 554 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 1,109 |
| POPULATION | 3,505 |
| ROOT BU | 884 |
| SINGLE F | 1,064 |
| SINGLE M | 1,272 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 2,336 |
| TUR BU | 27,211 |
| UNINHABITED | 5 |
| WIDOWED F | 37 |
| WIDOWED M | 23 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 60 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON041004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON106006— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1871 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). "Mulmur, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/mulmur-on041004-1871/.