Mosa, Ontario (1851 census)
Mosa was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 2,075. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.715°N, 81.772°W.
Population
In 1851, Mosa had a population of 2,075: 1,100 male and 975 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,075 |
| 1861 | 3,033 |
| 1871 | 3,194 |
| 1881 | 2,673 |
| 1891 | 2,450 |
| 1901 | 2,206 |
| 1911 | 1,878 |
| 1921 | 1,720 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1851
In the 1851 census, Mosa shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 169 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 7 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 2,075 total population, 1,100 males, Male members of the family who are present: 1,030, 975 females, Female members of the family who are present: 940, 796 single males, 662 single females, 297 families, 283 married males, 278 married females, 231 males attending school, 208 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 70, Females present who are not members of the family: 35, 35 widowed females, 31 male births, 25 female births, 21 widowed males, Female members of the family who are absent: 12, Male members of the family who are present: 11, 1 blind females, 1 lunatic males. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 177 males aged 5 to 10, 161 single females aged 10 to 15, 151 females aged 5 to 10, 140 single males aged 10 to 15, 133 single males aged 15 to 20, 117 single males aged 20 to 30, 107 single females aged 15 to 20, 95 married females aged 20 to 30, 89 married males aged 30 to 40, 85 married males aged 40 to 50, 84 married females aged 30 to 40, 56 married males aged 20 to 30, 55 married females aged 40 to 50, 45 males aged 1 to 2, 43 females under age 1, 43 single females aged 20 to 30, 42 females aged 2 to 3, 41 females age 3 to 4, 40 males aged 3 to 4, 36 males under age 1, 32 males aged 4 to 5, 32 married males aged 50 to 60, 30 males aged 2 to 3, 29 females aged 1 to 2, 29 females aged 4 to 5, 25 married females aged 50 to 60, 24 single males aged 30 to 40, 20 married males aged 60 to 70, 14 married females aged 15 to 20, 12 single males aged 40 to 50, 10 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 7 single females aged 30 to 40, 7 single males aged 50 to 60, 7 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 7 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 5 married females aged 60 to 70, 5 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 5 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 5 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 4 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 3 single females aged 40 to 50, 3 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 2 females of unknown age, 2 males of unknown age, 2 single females aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 2 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 2 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 1 married males aged 70 to 80, 1 single females aged 70 to 80, 1 single females aged 80 to 90, 1 single males aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed males aged 30 to 40. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 1,334 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 373 persons originating in Scotland, 182 persons originating in Ireland, 110 persons originating in England or Wales, 63 persons originating in the United States, 13 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 6 male negroes or coloured persons, 1 female negroes or coloured persons. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T3.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 28,489 pounds of homemade butter, 24,958 acres of land in farms, 23,922 bushels of wheat, 16,899 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 15,708 bushels of oats, 11,536 pounds of maple sugar, 8,059 acres of farmland under cultivation, 7,915 bushels of potatoes, 7,503 pounds of wool produced on farms, 6,075 bushels of corn, 4,566 bushels of peas, 3,996 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,955 acres of farmland under crops, 2,613 sheep, 2,051 bushels of buckwheat, 1,783 acres of wheat, 1,524 swine, 1,299 tons of hay, 1,169 bushels of rye, 920 calves and heifers, 890 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 807 acres of oats, 726 milk cows, 682 barrels of pork, 592 bulls, oxen, or steers, 541 bushels of turnips, 422 barrels of beef, 402 horses, 368 acres of peas, 328 acres of corn, 254 occupants of farms, 179 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 149 acres of potatoes, 142 acres of buckwheat, 108 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 48 pounds of hops, 39 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 31 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 28 bushels of barley, 28 bushels of beans, 8 acres of rye, 7 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 6 acres of turnips, 2 acres of barley, 2 bushels of carrots, 2 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 2 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 1 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 3,778 yards of flannel, 1,571 yards of fulled cloth, $500 value capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling), 180 distilleries returning capital, $175 value annual production or rent from grist mills (pounds sterling), 150 carding and fulling mills returning capital, 2 carding and fulling mills, 2 carding and fulling mills reporting, 2 employees in carding and fulling mills, 2 employees in distilleries, 2 grist mills, 2 grist mills powered by water, 1 distilleries, 1 distilleries reporting, 1 employees in woollen factories, 1 grist mills not reporting, 1 grist mills reporting value of annual production or rent, 1 grist mills returning capital. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.)
Fisheries (1851). This community's record includes 20 barrels of cured fish. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 24 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 17, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 10, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 7, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 1, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON023001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON128012— 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 1851 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). "Mosa, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/mosa-on023001-1851/.