Mulmur, Ontario (1891 census)
Mulmur was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 3,661. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.189°N, 80.102°W.
Population
In 1891, Mulmur had a population of 3,661: 1,934 male and 1,727 female residents. Population density was 31.5 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 1891
In the 1891 census, Mulmur shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 177 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.50 |
| FAM NO | 668 |
| Number of families | 668 |
| Number of females | 1,727 |
| Number of males | 1,934 |
| Number of married females | 579 |
| Number of married males | 580 |
| Number of married persons | 1,159 |
| Number of widowed females | 74 |
| Number of widowed males | 36 |
| Number of widowed persons | 110 |
| POP F | 1,727 |
| POP M | 1,934 |
| POP TOT | 3,661 |
| Total population | 3,661 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,074 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,318 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,392 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 3,661 |
Buildings & housing (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 11 |
| Number of houses | 635 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 48 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 9 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 578 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 5 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 393 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 29 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 28 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 241 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 75 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 128 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 85 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 284 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 10 |
| Number of occupied houses | 646 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 35 |
Agriculture (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 1,986 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 722 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 7,132 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 19,151 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 37,116 |
| Acres of hay crops | 5,318 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 44,970 |
| Acres of land in farms | 64,121 |
| Acres of oats | 6,446 |
| Acres of potatoes | 762 |
| Acres of turnips | 250 |
| Acres of wheat | 11,790 |
| BAR AC | 1,986 |
| BAR BU | 41,221 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 41,221 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 185 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 594 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 219 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,177 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 155,135 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 57,198 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 96,288 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 5,047 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 93,533 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 89,711 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 49,701 |
| BWT BU | 594 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 1,170 |
| CRN BU | 1,177 |
| HAY AC | 5,318 |
| HAY TONS | 6,667 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 1,545 |
| Number of chickens | 30,642 |
| Number of ducks | 1,864 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 552 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 116 |
| Number of geese | 3,960 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 562 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 1,445 |
| Number of milk cows | 2,284 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 668 |
| Number of other cattle | 4,025 |
| Number of other fowl | 57 |
| Number of oxen | 62 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 120 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 67 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 296 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 42 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 143 |
| Number of sheep | 4,253 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,888 |
| Number of swine | 5,363 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 5,132 |
| Number of turkeys | 3,183 |
| OAT AC | 6,446 |
| OAT BU | 155,135 |
| PEA BU | 57,198 |
| POT AC | 762 |
| POT BU | 96,288 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 380 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 17,005 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,128 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 207,776 |
| RYE BU | 5,047 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 6,667 |
| WHT AC | 11,790 |
| WHT FALL BU | 49,701 |
| WHT SP BU | 93,533 |
Other recorded variables (71 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 120 |
| A 11 50 | 67 |
| A 201 PL | 42 |
| A 51 100 | 296 |
| BEN BU | 185 |
| BUTTER LB | 207,776 |
| CATTLE KS | 1,545 |
| CHEESE LB | 380 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 1,074 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 1,318 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 2,392 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 17,005 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 562 |
| DUCKS | 1,864 |
| FAMILIES | 668 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.50 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,128 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 3,960 |
| GRA BU | 219 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 30,642 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 1,445 |
| HOUSES | 635 |
| HOUSES B | 48 |
| HOUSES CON | 10 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 29 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 85 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 128 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 5 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 393 |
| HOUSES S | 9 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 284 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 75 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 28 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 241 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 35 |
| HOUSES W | 578 |
| INF 11 A | 143 |
| MD FEM | 579 |
| MD MALE | 580 |
| MD TOT | 1,159 |
| MILK COWS | 2,284 |
| NAME CD | Simcoe, South-Sud |
| OC F | 116 |
| OC P | 552 |
| OC TOT | 668 |
| OTHER FOWL | 57 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 4,025 |
| OTHERS | 3,661 |
| SHEEP | 4,253 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,888 |
| SILOS | 1,170 |
| SUP AM | 44,970 |
| SUP FOR | 19,151 |
| SUP JV | 722 |
| SUP PAT | 7,132 |
| SUP SC | 37,116 |
| SUP TOT | 64,121 |
| SWINE | 5,363 |
| SWINE KS | 5,132 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 646 |
| TUR AC | 250 |
| TUR BU | 89,711 |
| TURKEY | 3,183 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 11 |
| WID FEM | 74 |
| WID MALE | 36 |
| WID TOT | 110 |
| WORKING OX | 62 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON119005— 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 1891 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 (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/mulmur-on119005-1891/.