Murray, Ontario (1851 census)
Murray was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 3,725. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q136503203. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.150°N, 77.656°W.
Population
In 1851, Murray had a population of 3,725: 1,949 male and 1,776 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,725 |
| 1861 | 3,612 |
| 1871 | 3,638 |
| 1881 | 3,560 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1851
In the 1851 census, Murray shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 198 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 3,725 total population, 1,949 males, Male members of the family who are present: 1,800, 1,776 females, Female members of the family who are present: 1,685, 1,346 single males, 1,174 single females, 603 families, 571 married males, 549 married females, 463 males attending school, 439 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 149, Females present who are not members of the family: 91, 82 male births, 63 female births, 53 widowed females, 32 widowed males, Male members of the family who are present: 22, Female members of the family who are absent: 9. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 286 females aged 5 to 10, 283 males aged 5 to 10, 252 single females aged 10 to 15, 236 single males aged 10 to 15, 214 single males aged 15 to 20, 212 single females aged 15 to 20, 207 single males aged 20 to 30, 199 married females aged 20 to 30, 154 married males aged 30 to 40, 146 married females aged 30 to 40, 142 married males aged 40 to 50, 138 married males aged 20 to 30, 101 married females aged 40 to 50, 99 single females aged 20 to 30, 75 married males aged 50 to 60, 74 males aged 1 to 2, 73 males aged 2 to 3, 72 males under age 1, 66 females aged 2 to 3, 65 females under age 1, 65 males aged 3 to 4, 64 females aged 1 to 2, 56 females age 3 to 4, 55 males aged 4 to 5, 54 females aged 4 to 5, 48 married females aged 50 to 60, 47 married males aged 60 to 70, 29 married females aged 15 to 20, 28 single males aged 30 to 40, 20 married females aged 60 to 70, 17 single males aged 50 to 60, 15 single males aged 40 to 50, 15 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 12 married males aged 70 to 80, 11 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 11 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 10 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 9 single females aged 30 to 40, 7 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 7 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 6 married females aged 70 to 80, 6 single females aged 40 to 50, 5 single females aged 50 to 60, 5 single males aged 60 to 70, 4 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 4 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 3 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 3 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 3 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 3 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 2 married males aged 80 to 90, 2 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 1 males of unknown age, 1 married males aged 15 to 20, 1 single males aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed females aged 90 to 100, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 2,626 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 507 persons originating in Ireland, 192 French Canadians, 187 persons originating in the United States, 131 persons originating in England or Wales, 61 persons originating in Scotland, 6 persons originating in New Brunswick, 5 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 5 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 3 persons originating in the West Indies, 1 persons originating in Newfoundland. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.) The 1851 enumerator also recorded 1 persons originating in Russia, Prussia, or Poland — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 63,936 pounds of homemade butter, 50,146 acres of land in farms, 40,182 bushels of wheat, 35,448 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 18,572 bushels of peas, 17,928 bushels of oats, 15,004 bushels of potatoes, 14,698 acres of farmland under cultivation, 11,497 pounds of maple sugar, 9,566 pounds of wool produced on farms, 8,827 acres of farmland under crops, 7,616 bushels of buckwheat, 5,460 bushels of rye, 5,069 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,764 sheep, 3,384 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 3,290 bushels of corn, 2,508 acres of wheat, 2,132 swine, 1,899 tons of hay, 1,418 bushels of turnips, 1,404 barrels of pork, 1,217 milk cows, 1,106 acres of peas, 951 bulls, oxen, or steers, 881 horses, 839 acres of oats, 802 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 782 calves and heifers, 438 acres of rye, 436 acres of buckwheat, 421 bushels of barley, 350 occupants of farms, 237 acres of potatoes, 231 barrels of beef, 169 acres of corn, 144 bushels of beans, 136 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 105 bushels of carrots, 82 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 76 pounds of hops, 70 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 58 gallons of cider, 58 pounds of flax or hemp, 31 acres of barley, 27 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 25 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 21 acres of turnips, 20 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 19 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 10 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 4 pounds of tobacco. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 12,000 pounds of wool produced in carding and fulling mills, 4,950 yards of flannel, $2,325 value capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling), $2,250 value capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling), 2,184 yards of fulled cloth, 2,025 tanneries returning capital, 1,050 yards of cloth produced in carding and fulling mills, 750 distilleries returning capital, $500 value annual production or rent from saw mills (pounds sterling), 250 carding and fulling mills returning capital, 15 employees in saw mills, 10 employees in distilleries, 9 saw mills, 9 saw mills powered by water, 9 saw mills returning capital, 5 saw mills reporting annual production, 4 employees in grist mills, 4 tanneries, 4 tanneries reporting, 3 grist mills, 3 grist mills powered by water, 3 saw mills reporting value of annual production or rent, 2 employees in carding and fulling mills, 2 employees in tanneries, 2 grist mills returning capital, 1 carding and fulling mills, 1 carding and fulling mills reporting, 1 distilleries, 1 distilleries reporting, 1 grist mills not reporting, 1 grist mills reporting annual production, 1 grist mills reporting value of annual production or rent, 1 saw mills not reporting. 1,280,000 feet of lumber produced per year by saw mills reporting annual production. 2,500 barrels of flour produced per year by grist mills reporting annual production. $375 value leather produced in tanneries in the past year (pounds sterling). (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.) The 1851 enumerator also recorded 52,000 gallons of liquor produced in distilleries — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Fisheries (1851). This community's record includes 462 barrels of cured fish. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 20 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 10, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 10, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 4 to 5: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 1, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1851, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Rose Jane Elizabeth Grier | 1832–1920 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON024009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON123005_1851— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q136503203
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murray_Township,_Ontario
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1851 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). "Murray, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/murray-on024009-1851/.