Murray, Ontario (1881 census)
Murray was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 3,560. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q136503203. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.150°N, 77.656°W.
Population
In 1881, Murray had a population of 3,560: 1,844 male and 1,716 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Murray shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 3,560 total population, 1,844 males, 1,716 females, 1,297 married persons, 744 families, 652 married males, 645 married females, 131 widowed persons, 84 widowed females, 47 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 2,132 single persons under 18, 1,145 single males under 18, 987 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 743 inhabited houses, 743 occupied houses, 29 uninhabited houses, 9 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 105,980 bushels of barley, 76,879 bushels of oats, 63,047 bushels of potatoes, 32,975 bushels of peas and beans, 25,933 bushels of rye, 22,607 bushels of corn, 20,237 bushels of spring wheat, 16,114 bushels of buckwheat, 15,270 bushels of winter wheat, 8,001 bushels of turnips, 4,759 bushels of other root crops, 4,500 tons of hay, 4,108 acres of hay crops, 3,742 acres of wheat, 1,735 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 649 acres of potatoes. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
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 1881, 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 |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 3,560 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON123005— 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 1881 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 (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/murray-on123005-1881/.