Mulmur
Township in Ontario, Canada
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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]
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Mulmur | |
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| Township of Mulmur | |
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 Mulmur within Dufferin County | |
  Mulmur Location of Mulmur within Ontario | |
| Coordinates: 44°11′15″N 80°06′07″W[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 |
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′N 80°08′W; 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 | |
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| 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 |
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