Murray, Ontario (1891 census)
Murray was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 3,303. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.148°N, 77.654°W.
Population
In 1891, Murray had a population of 3,303: 1,695 male and 1,608 female residents. Population density was 35.8 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 1891
In the 1891 census, Murray shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 180 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.60 |
| FAM NO | 723 |
| Number of families | 723 |
| Number of females | 1,608 |
| Number of males | 1,695 |
| Number of married females | 642 |
| Number of married males | 639 |
| Number of married persons | 1,281 |
| Number of widowed females | 97 |
| Number of widowed males | 57 |
| Number of widowed persons | 154 |
| POP F | 1,608 |
| POP M | 1,695 |
| POP TOT | 3,303 |
| Total population | 3,303 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 869 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 999 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,868 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 18 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 3,285 |
Buildings & housing (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 3 |
| Number of houses | 711 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 151 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 10 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 549 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 4 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 113 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 65 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 32 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 596 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 75 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 68 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 96 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 362 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of occupied houses | 714 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 40 |
Agriculture (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 3,479 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 1,367 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 7,736 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 8,985 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 29,392 |
| Acres of hay crops | 5,387 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 38,495 |
| Acres of land in farms | 47,480 |
| Acres of oats | 3,660 |
| Acres of potatoes | 617 |
| Acres of turnips | 59 |
| Acres of wheat | 2,918 |
| BAR AC | 3,479 |
| BAR BU | 59,448 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 59,448 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 1,081 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 29,560 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 1,013 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 22,677 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 71,949 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 26,685 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 44,267 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 22,816 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 12,981 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 20,525 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 29,557 |
| BWT BU | 29,560 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 180 |
| CRN BU | 22,677 |
| HAY AC | 5,387 |
| HAY TONS | 7,461 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 441 |
| Number of chickens | 18,214 |
| Number of ducks | 402 |
| Number of employees on farms | 4 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 515 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 173 |
| Number of geese | 538 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 559 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 1,510 |
| Number of milk cows | 2,399 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 692 |
| Number of other cattle | 1,643 |
| Number of other fowl | 58 |
| Number of oxen | 9 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 104 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 153 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 205 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 26 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 204 |
| Number of sheep | 1,056 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 400 |
| Number of swine | 1,953 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 1,862 |
| Number of turkeys | 249 |
| OAT AC | 3,660 |
| OAT BU | 71,949 |
| PEA BU | 26,685 |
| POT AC | 617 |
| POT BU | 44,267 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 600 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 4,562 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 980 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 136,554 |
| RYE BU | 22,816 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 7,461 |
| WHT AC | 2,918 |
| WHT FALL BU | 29,557 |
| WHT SP BU | 12,981 |
Other recorded variables (72 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 104 |
| A 11 50 | 153 |
| A 201 PL | 26 |
| A 51 100 | 205 |
| BEN BU | 1,081 |
| BUTTER LB | 136,554 |
| CATTLE KS | 441 |
| CHEESE LB | 600 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 869 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 999 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,868 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 4,562 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 559 |
| DUCKS | 402 |
| FAMILIES | 723 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.60 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 980 |
| FRN CA | 18 |
| GEESE | 538 |
| GRA BU | 1,013 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 18,214 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 1,510 |
| HOUSES | 711 |
| HOUSES B | 151 |
| HOUSES CON | 5 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 65 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 96 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 68 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 4 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 113 |
| HOUSES S | 10 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 362 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 8 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 75 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 32 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 596 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 40 |
| HOUSES W | 549 |
| INF 11 A | 204 |
| MD FEM | 642 |
| MD MALE | 639 |
| MD TOT | 1,281 |
| MILK COWS | 2,399 |
| NAME CD | Northumberland, East-Est |
| OC E | 4 |
| OC F | 173 |
| OC P | 515 |
| OC TOT | 692 |
| OTHER FOWL | 58 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 1,643 |
| OTHERS | 3,285 |
| SHEEP | 1,056 |
| SHEEP KS | 400 |
| SILOS | 180 |
| SUP AM | 38,495 |
| SUP FOR | 8,985 |
| SUP JV | 1,367 |
| SUP PAT | 7,736 |
| SUP SC | 29,392 |
| SUP TOT | 47,480 |
| SWINE | 1,953 |
| SWINE KS | 1,862 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 714 |
| TUR AC | 59 |
| TUR BU | 20,525 |
| TURKEY | 249 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 3 |
| WID FEM | 97 |
| WID MALE | 57 |
| WID TOT | 154 |
| WORKING OX | 9 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON099007— 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 1891 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 (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/murray-on099007-1891/.