Mulmur

Mulmur
Township (lower-tier)
Township of Mulmur
Mulmur within Dufferin County
Mulmur Location of Mulmur within Ontario
Coordinates: 44°11′15″N80°06′07″W / 44.18750°N 80.10194°W / 44.18750; -80.10194 (Mulmur (Township Municipality)) [1]
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
County	Dufferin
Incorporated	January 1, 1851
Government
• Mayor	Janet Horner
• Fed. riding	Dufferin—Caledon
• Prov. riding	Dufferin—Caledon
Area  (2021) [3]
• Land	286.17 km2 (110.49 sq mi)
Population  (2021) [3]
• Total	3,571
• Density	12.5/km2 (32/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−05:00 ( EST )
• Summer (DST)	UTC−04:00 (EDT)
Postal Code	L9V
Area codes	519, 226, 548
Website	mulmur.ca

Mulmur is a township in Dufferin County in Southern Ontario, Canada. There are a number of original settlements such as Mulmur Corners, some of which can still be identified as to location, including Rosemont and Stanton. ^[4]

Geography

Communities

The township of Mulmur comprises a number of villages and hamlets, including:

• Airlie (partially)
• Banda (partially)
• Black Bank
• Earnscliffe
• Happy Valley
• Honeywood
• Kilgorie
• Lavender (partially)
• Mansfield
• Mulmur
• Mulmur Corners (partially)
• Perm
• Ponton Mills
• Randwick
• Rookery Creek
• Rosemont (partially)
• Ruskview
• Scarlet Hill
• Slabtown
• Stanton
• Terra Nova
• Violet Hill (partially)
• Whitfield
• Conover
• Henderson's Corners (partially)
• Hipson's Corners
• Boyne Mill
• Hall's Corners
• Old Egypt
• Primrose (partially)

Climate

Climate data for Ruskview (Mulmur) Climate ID: 6147229; coordinates 44°14′N80°08′W / 44.233°N 80.133°W / 44.233; -80.133 (Ruskview) ; elevation: 472.4 m (1,550 ft); 1981−2010 normals
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	13.5 (56.3)	12.0 (53.6)	22.5 (72.5)	28.5 (83.3)	31.5 (88.7)	33.0 (91.4)	34.0 (93.2)	35.0 (95.0)	33.0 (91.4)	28.0 (82.4)	20.0 (68.0)	16.0 (60.8)	35.0 (95.0)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	−3.6 (25.5)	−2.9 (26.8)	2.3 (36.1)	10.1 (50.2)	17.1 (62.8)	22.3 (72.1)	24.7 (76.5)	23.7 (74.7)	19.5 (67.1)	11.9 (53.4)	4.9 (40.8)	−1.3 (29.7)	10.7 (51.3)
Daily mean °C (°F)	−7.3 (18.9)	−6.8 (19.8)	−1.9 (28.6)	5.4 (41.7)	12.1 (53.8)	17.4 (63.3)	19.7 (67.5)	18.8 (65.8)	14.7 (58.5)	7.9 (46.2)	1.7 (35.1)	−4.3 (24.3)	6.4 (43.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−10.9 (12.4)	−10.7 (12.7)	−6.0 (21.2)	0.8 (33.4)	7.0 (44.6)	12.4 (54.3)	14.7 (58.5)	13.9 (57.0)	9.9 (49.8)	3.8 (38.8)	−1.6 (29.1)	−7.3 (18.9)	2.2 (36.0)
Record low °C (°F)	−31.5 (−24.7)	−30.0 (−22.0)	−29.0 (−20.2)	−13.0 (8.6)	−3.5 (25.7)	2.0 (35.6)	5.0 (41.0)	4.0 (39.2)	−3.0 (26.6)	−7.0 (19.4)	−18.5 (−1.3)	−29.5 (−21.1)	−31.5 (−24.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	85.6 (3.37)	69.8 (2.75)	68.0 (2.68)	73.9 (2.91)	86.9 (3.42)	90.8 (3.57)	81.5 (3.21)	79.4 (3.13)	95.4 (3.76)	83.3 (3.28)	100.3 (3.95)	80.9 (3.19)	995.8 (39.20)
Average rainfall mm (inches)	21.1 (0.83)	15.7 (0.62)	31.2 (1.23)	60.7 (2.39)	86.7 (3.41)	90.8 (3.57)	81.5 (3.21)	79.4 (3.13)	95.4 (3.76)	73.8 (2.91)	60.8 (2.39)	21.0 (0.83)	718.0 (28.27)
Average snowfall cm (inches)	64.6 (25.4)	54.1 (21.3)	36.6 (14.4)	13.2 (5.2)	0.2 (0.1)	0.0 (0.0)	0.0 (0.0)	0.0 (0.0)	0.0 (0.0)	9.4 (3.7)	39.5 (15.6)	59.9 (23.6)	277.5 (109.3)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.2 mm)	15.7	12.7	12.6	13.0	13.2	12.2	11.4	12.1	13.4	17.3	18.1	15.0	166.8
Average rainy days (≥ 0.2 mm)	3.2	3.0	6.0	11.5	13.2	12.2	11.4	12.1	13.5	16.5	12.5	4.1	119.1
Average snowy days (≥ 0.2 cm)	13.5	10.3	7.6	2.7	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.8	6.9	11.6	54.4
Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada [5]

Demographics

In the 2021 Canadian census conducted by Statistics Canada, Mulmur had a population of 3,571 living in 1,388 of its 1,682 total private dwellings, a change of 2.7% from its 2016 population of 3,478. With a land area of 286.17 km² (110.49 sq mi), it had a population density of 12.5/km² (32.3/sq mi) in 2021. ^[3]

Canada census – Mulmur community profile

	2021	2016	2011
Population	3,571 (+2.7% from 2016)	3,478 (+2.6% from 2011)	3,391 (+2.2% from 2006)
Land area	286.17 km2 (110.49 sq mi)	286.77 km2 (110.72 sq mi)	286.73 km2 (110.71 sq mi)
Population density	12.5/km2 (32/sq mi)	12.1/km2 (31/sq mi)	11.8/km2 (31/sq mi)
Median age	50 (M: 50.8, F: 49.6)	47.9 (M: 48.3, F: 47.5)	45.2 (M: 45.6, F: 44.7)
Private dwellings	1,682 (total)  1,388 (occupied)	1,674 (total)	1,643 (total)
Median household income	$114,000	$97,344

References: 2021 ^[6] 2016 ^[7] 2011 ^[8]

Historical census populations – Mulmur
Year Pop. ±% 1871 3,505 —     1881 4,211 +20.1% 1891 3,661 −13.1% 1901 3,253 −11.1% 1911 2,750 −15.5% 1921 2,294 −16.6% 1931 2,185 −4.8% 1941 1,910 −12.6%	Year Pop. ±% 1951 1,777 −7.0% 1956 1,749 −1.6% 1961 1,673 −4.3% 1966 1,471 −12.1% 1971 1,581 +7.5% 1976 1,787 +13.0% 1981 1,905 +6.6% 1986 2,086 +9.5%	Year Pop. ±% 1991 2,591 +24.2% 1996 2,903 +12.0% 2001 3,099 +6.8% 2006 3,318 +7.1% 2011 3,391 +2.2% 2016 3,478 +2.6% 2021 3,571 +2.7%
Source: Statistics Canada [3] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13]

See also

• List of townships in Ontario

References

1. "Mulmur (Township Municipality)". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada. June 27, 2024.
2. "Mulmur (Township Municipality)". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada. June 27, 2024.
3. "Mulmur (Code 3522016) Census Profile". 2021 census . Government of Canada - Statistics Canada . Retrieved February 18, 2026.
4. "Our Roots / Nos Racines".
5. "Ruskview". Canadian Climate Normals 1981−2010. Environment and Climate Change Canada. Retrieved May 12, 2016.
6. "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian census . Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved April 27, 2022.
7. "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian census . Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved June 11, 2019.
8. "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian census . Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved August 14, 2012.
9. "Electronic Area Profiles - Mulmur, TP". 1996 Canadian census . Statistics Canada. June 4, 2019. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
10. "2006 Community Profiles - Mulmur Ontario (Township)". 2006 Canadian census . Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
11. "Census Profile, 2016 Census - Mulmur, Township". 2016 Canadian census . Government of Canada, Statistics Canada. Retrieved October 30, 2017.
12. Eighth Census of Canada 1941 - Volume II - Population by Local Subdivisions (Report). Dominion Bureau of Statistics. 1944. CS98-1941-2.
13. "1971 Census of Canada - Population Census Subdivisions (Historical)". Catalogue 92-702 Vol I, part 1 (Bulletin 1.1-2). Statistics Canada. July 1973.

External links

• Media related to Mulmur at Wikimedia Commons
• Township of Mulmur