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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q7848795. 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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 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 87 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 3,661 total population, 1,934 males, 1,727 females, 1,159 married persons, 668 families, 580 married males, 579 married females, 110 widowed persons, 74 widowed females, 36 widowed males, 5.50 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 2,392 single persons under 18, 1,318 single males under 18, 1,074 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 3,661 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 646 occupied houses, 635 houses, 578 houses built of wood, 393 houses of 1 story, 284 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 241 houses of 2 stories, 128 houses of 4 rooms, 85 houses of 5 rooms, 75 houses of 3 rooms, 48 houses built of brick, 35 uninhabited houses, 29 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 28 houses of 2 rooms, 11 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 10 houses under construction, 9 houses built of stone, 5 houses of 1 room, 1 houses of 3 stories, 1 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 207,776 pounds of homemade butter, 155,135 bushels of oats, 96,288 bushels of potatoes, 93,533 bushels of spring wheat, 89,711 bushels of turnips, 64,121 acres of land in farms, 57,198 bushels of peas, 49,701 bushels of winter wheat, 44,970 acres of improved land in farms, 41,221 bushels of barley, 37,116 acres of farmland under crops, 30,642 chickens, 19,151 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 17,005 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 11,790 acres of wheat, 7,132 acres of farmland in pasture, 6,667 tons of hay, 6,446 acres of oats, 5,363 swine, 5,318 acres of hay crops, 5,132 swine slaughtered or sold, 5,047 bushels of rye, 4,253 sheep, 4,025 other cattle, 3,960 geese, 3,183 turkeys, 2,284 milk cows, 1,986 acres of barley, 1,888 sheep slaughtered or sold, 1,864 ducks, 1,545 cattle killed or sold, 1,445 horses aged over 3 years, 1,177 bushels of corn, Capacity of silos (tons): 1,170, 1,128 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 762 acres of potatoes, 722 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 668 occupants of farms, 594 bushels of buckwheat, 562 horses aged 3 years and under, 552 farm occupants who own their land, 380 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 296 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 250 acres of turnips, 219 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 185 bushels of beans, 143 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 120 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 116 farm occupants who rent their land, 67 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 62 oxen, 57 other fowl, 42 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON119005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON106006_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7848795
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mulmur
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/.