Murray, Ontario (1861 census)
Murray was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 3,612. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q136503203. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.150°N, 77.656°W.
Population
In 1861, Murray had a population of 3,612: 1,859 male and 1,753 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 1861
In the 1861 census, Murray shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 166 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 3,612 total population, 1,859 males, 1,753 females, Male members of the family who are present: 1,745, Female members of the family who are present: 1,646, 1,280 single males, 1,151 single females, 556 married females, 553 married males, 456 males attending school, 422 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 114, Females present who are not members of the family: 107, 69 male births, 64 female births, 46 widowed females, 26 widowed males, 16 adult males unable to read or write, 7 adult females unable to read or write, 1 blind females, 1 blind males, 1 deaf and dumb males, 1 lunatic females. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 254 males aged 5 to 10, 240 females aged 5 to 10, 240 single females aged 10 to 15, 229 single females aged 15 to 20, 226 single males aged 10 to 15, 211 single males aged 15 to 20, 201 married females aged 20 to 30, 197 single males aged 20 to 30, 160 married males aged 30 to 40, 150 married females aged 30 to 40, 140 married males aged 20 to 30, 134 married males aged 40 to 50, 111 married females aged 40 to 50, 97 single females aged 20 to 30, 73 females aged 2 to 3, 73 married males aged 50 to 60, 71 males aged 1 to 2, 70 males aged 2 to 3, 69 females aged 1 to 2, 69 males aged 3 to 4, 65 females age 3 to 4, 60 males aged 4 to 5, 54 females aged 4 to 5, 50 married females aged 50 to 60, 35 married males aged 60 to 70, 30 single males aged 30 to 40, 19 married females aged 15 to 20, 18 married females aged 60 to 70, 11 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 10 single females aged 30 to 40, 10 single males aged 40 to 50, 10 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 9 married males aged 70 to 80, 9 single males aged 50 to 60, 8 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 8 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 7 married females aged 70 to 80, 7 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 5 single females aged 40 to 50, 5 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 5 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 5 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 4 single females aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 4 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 3 single males aged 60 to 70, 3 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 1 married females aged 80 to 90, 1 married males aged 15 to 20, 1 married males aged 80 to 90, 1 single females aged 70 to 80, 1 single males aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed males aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 2,942 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 317 persons originating in Ireland, 142 persons originating in England or Wales, 114 persons originating in the United States, 45 persons originating in Scotland, 37 French Canadians, 5 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 4 persons originating in the West Indies, 3 persons originating in New Brunswick, 2 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 1 persons originating in France. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $842,850 value farms (dollars), $127,449 value all livestock, 107,720 pounds of homemade butter, 69,750 bushels of peas, $62,520 value horses aged over 3 years, 54,570 bushels of oats, 49,749 bushels of potatoes, 41,918 pounds of maple sugar, 41,459 acres of land in farms, $30,588 value farm implements in dollars, 26,465 bushels of spring wheat, 21,523 acres of farmland under cultivation, 20,552 bushels of buckwheat, 19,936 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 18,608 bushels of rye, 18,488 bushels of turnips, 15,244 acres of farmland under crops, 13,437 bushels of barley, 12,846 bushels of corn, 12,565 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 9,933 pounds of wool produced on farms, 9,069 bushels of winter wheat, $7,856 value garden and orchard crops, 5,873 bushels of carrots, 5,830 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,230 acres of peas, 3,142 sheep, 2,421 tons of hay, 1,900 pounds of flax or hemp, 1,802 swine, 1,588 acres of spring wheat, 1,580 acres of oats, 1,445 acres of rye, 1,431 milk cows, 1,281 calves and heifers, 1,233 barrels of pork, 1,116 acres of buckwheat, 1,084 acres of winter wheat, 1,061 gallons of cider, 911 horses aged over 3 years, 498 acres of barley, 450 acres of corn, 449 acres of farmland in gardens, 447 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 437 acres of potatoes, 425 occupants of farms, 289 bulls, oxen, or steers, 288 horses aged 3 years and under, 267 barrels of beef, 263 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 213 bushels of beans, 197 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 97 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 67 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 50 acres of turnips, 24 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 22 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 19 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 18 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 1 acres of mangel wurtzel. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $13,503 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 5,904 yards of flannel, 2,356 yards of fulled cloth, 358 carriages for pleasure, 26 yards of linen, $18 value carriages for hire (dollars), 1 carriages for hire. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Fisheries (1861). This community's record includes 9,375 pounds of fresh fish sold, 77 barrels of salted fish sold. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 11 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 7, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 4, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 4, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
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 1861, 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:
ON088010— 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 1861 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 (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/murray-on088010-1861/.