Mossy River, Manitoba (1921 census)
Mossy River was a census subdivision in Manitoba, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 2,681. The administrative centroid was at approximately 51.656°N, 99.988°W.
Population
In 1921, Mossy River had a population of 2,681: 1,446 male and 1,235 female residents. Population density was 4.7 people per square mile.
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Mossy River shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 36 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP F | 1,235 |
| POP M | 1,446 |
| POP TOT | 2,681 |
Other recorded variables (33 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 117 |
| BAPTISTS | 26 |
| BRIT BORN F | 29 |
| BRIT BORN M | 41 |
| BRIT ENG | 217 |
| BRIT IRISH | 57 |
| BRIT OTHER | 13 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 165 |
| CAN BORN F | 802 |
| CAN BORN M | 889 |
| EUR AUSTRIAN | 115 |
| EUR BELGIAN | 9 |
| EUR DUTCH | 1 |
| EUR FRENCH | 49 |
| EUR GERMAN | 15 |
| EUR HEBREW | 19 |
| EUR OTHER | 13 |
| EUR POLISH | 10 |
| EUR RUSSIAN | 21 |
| EUR SCANDINAVIAN | 89 |
| EUR UKRAINIAN | 1,824 |
| FOREIGN BORN F | 404 |
| FOREIGN BORN M | 516 |
| GREEK CHURCH | 1,657 |
| INDIAN | 64 |
| JEWS | 19 |
| LUTHERANS | 95 |
| METHODISTS | 115 |
| OTHER SECTS | 16 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 187 |
| PROTESTANTS | 43 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 395 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 11 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
MB167004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_MB167004— 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 1921 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). "Mossy River, Manitoba (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/mb/mossy-river-mb167004-1921/.