Mulmur, Ontario (1881 census)
Mulmur was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 4,211. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.189°N, 80.102°W.
Population
In 1881, Mulmur had a population of 4,211: 2,199 male and 2,012 female residents. Population density was 36.3 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Mulmur shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 69 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 718 |
| Number of families | 718 |
| Number of females | 2,012 |
| Number of males | 2,199 |
| Number of married females | 618 |
| Number of married males | 618 |
| Number of married persons | 1,236 |
| Number of widowed females | 75 |
| Number of widowed males | 38 |
| Number of widowed persons | 113 |
| POP TOT | 4,211 |
| Total population | 4,211 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,319 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,543 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,862 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 717 |
| Number of occupied houses | 718 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 11 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 4,814 |
| Acres of potatoes | 497 |
| Acres of wheat | 11,550 |
| BAR BU | 21,845 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 21,845 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 94 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 208 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,035 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 95,480 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 6,054 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 26,644 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 46,715 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 4,697 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 80,916 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 46,103 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 81,498 |
| BWT BU | 94 |
| CRN BU | 1,035 |
| HAY AC | 4,814 |
| HAY TONS | 5,065 |
| OAT BU | 95,480 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 26,644 |
| POT AC | 497 |
| POT BU | 46,715 |
| RYE BU | 4,697 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 5,065 |
| WHT AC | 11,550 |
| WHT SP BU | 80,916 |
| WHT WTR BU | 81,498 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 1,319 |
| C UNMD M | 1,543 |
| C UNMD TOT | 2,862 |
| D OCC | 718 |
| FEMALE | 2,012 |
| GRA BU | 208 |
| H CON | 1 |
| H INHAB | 717 |
| H UNINH | 11 |
| MALE | 2,199 |
| MD F | 618 |
| MD M | 618 |
| MD TOT | 1,236 |
| NUMBER CD | 138 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 6,054 |
| SHAN | 1 |
| TUR BU | 46,103 |
| WID F | 75 |
| WID M | 38 |
| WID TOT | 113 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON138004— 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 1881 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 (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/mulmur-on138004-1881/.