Area Information - Mulmur, Ontario

The Township of Mulmur lies in the northeast corner of the County of Dufferin. It is bounded by Clearview Township to the north and Melancthon Township to the west. The geography of Mulmur includes wide, rolling plains that are suited to raising cattle and feed grain. Mulmur is drained by streams which form in the headwaters of the Pine and Boyne Rivers that originally gave the area power for milling purposes.

The first pioneers of Mulmur Township came from as far away as England and Ireland in the era of 1825, lured by the promise of land grants and visions of a new beginning. The first farmers to take advantage of the land grant scheme in Mulmur were the Hands and the Walkers, who settled in the area of Stanton around 1830. More settlers soon followed and by 1846 the population of Mulmur, a small but promising community, had reached 218 people.

Today Mulmur has had a steady growth pattern. Many people are beginning to appreciate the benefits of rural life that Mulmur residents have enjoyed since its early beginnings.