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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q7848795. 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 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Mulmur shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 34 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 4,211 total population, 2,199 males, 2,012 females, 1,236 married persons, 718 families, 618 married females, 618 married males, 113 widowed persons, 75 widowed females, 38 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 2,862 single persons under 18, 1,543 single males under 18, 1,319 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 718 occupied houses, 717 inhabited houses, 11 uninhabited houses, 1 dwellings that are temporary shanties, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 95,480 bushels of oats, 81,498 bushels of winter wheat, 80,916 bushels of spring wheat, 46,715 bushels of potatoes, 46,103 bushels of turnips, 26,644 bushels of peas and beans, 21,845 bushels of barley, 11,550 acres of wheat, 6,054 bushels of other root crops, 5,065 tons of hay, 4,814 acres of hay crops, 4,697 bushels of rye, 1,035 bushels of corn, 497 acres of potatoes, 208 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 94 bushels of buckwheat. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 4,211 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON138004— 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 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/.