Murray, Ontario (1911 census)
Murray was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 2,765. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.148°N, 77.654°W.
Population
In 1911, Murray had a population of 2,765: 1,431 male and 1,334 female residents. Population density was 29.9 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 1911
In the 1911 census, Murray shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 38 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 2,993 |
| POP F | 1,334 |
| POP M | 1,431 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 34.84 |
| POP TOT | 2,765 |
Other recorded variables (33 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 394 |
| AREA ACRES | 50,790 |
| AREA SQ MI | 79.36 |
| BAPTISTS | 7 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 1,204 |
| BRIT IRISH | 680 |
| BRIT OTHER | 13 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 312 |
| CHRISTIANS | 15 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 1 |
| DUTCH | 375 |
| DWELLINGS | 634 |
| F MARRIED | 598 |
| F NOT GIVEN | 3 |
| F SINGLE | 652 |
| F WIDOWED | 81 |
| FAMILIES | 647 |
| FRENCH | 100 |
| FRIENDS | 28 |
| GERMAN | 69 |
| ITALIAN | 1 |
| M LEGAL SEP | 1 |
| M MARRIED | 605 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 3 |
| M SINGLE | 778 |
| M WIDOWED | 44 |
| METHODISTS | 1,778 |
| NEGRO | 1 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 109 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 295 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 6 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 10 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 131 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON101003— 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 1911 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 (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/murray-on101003-1911/.