Murray, Ontario (1871 census)
Murray was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 3,638. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.150°N, 77.656°W.
Population
In 1871, Murray had a population of 3,638: 1,832 male and 1,806 female residents. Population density was 40.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,725 |
| 1861 | 3,612 |
| 1871 | 3,638 |
| 1881 | 3,560 |
| 1891 | 3,303 |
| 1901 | 2,993 |
| 1911 | 2,765 |
| 1921 | 2,536 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Murray shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 55 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 691 |
| Number of females | 1,806 |
| Number of males | 1,832 |
| Number of married females | 577 |
| Number of married males | 574 |
| Number of married persons | 1,151 |
| Number of widowed females | 89 |
| Number of widowed males | 49 |
| Number of widowed persons | 138 |
| Total population | 3,638 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,140 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,209 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,349 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 664 |
| Number of occupied houses | 664 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 5 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 28,989 |
| BWT BU | 17,518 |
| CRN BU | 7,449 |
| HAY AC | 4,252 |
| HAY TONS | 4,415 |
| OAT BU | 32,754 |
| PEA BU | 40,016 |
| POT AC | 569 |
| POT BU | 57,291 |
| RYE BU | 12,407 |
| Total area (acres) | 48,893 |
| WHT SP BU | 33,359 |
| WHT WTR BU | 6,446 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 3,302 |
| AREA | 48,893 |
| BEING BUILT | 5 |
| BEN BU | 790 |
| CD | 55 |
| CSD | 5 |
| FAMILIES | 691 |
| FEMALE | 1,806 |
| GRA BU | 1,509 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 664 |
| INHABITED | 664 |
| MALE | 1,832 |
| MARRIED F | 577 |
| MARRIED M | 574 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 1,151 |
| POPULATION | 3,638 |
| ROOT BU | 1,349 |
| SINGLE F | 1,140 |
| SINGLE M | 1,209 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 2,349 |
| TUR BU | 7,700 |
| UNINHABITED | 5 |
| WIDOWED F | 89 |
| WIDOWED M | 49 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 138 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON055005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON132007— 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 1871 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 (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/murray-on055005-1871/.