Mosa, Ontario (1891 census)
Mosa was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,450. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.716°N, 81.772°W.
Population
In 1891, Mosa had a population of 2,450: 1,269 male and 1,181 female residents. Population density was 30.0 people per square mile.
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 1891
In the 1891 census, Mosa shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 169 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.20 |
| FAM NO | 466 |
| Number of families | 466 |
| Number of females | 1,181 |
| Number of males | 1,269 |
| Number of married females | 385 |
| Number of married males | 390 |
| Number of married persons | 775 |
| Number of widowed females | 51 |
| Number of widowed males | 46 |
| Number of widowed persons | 97 |
| POP F | 1,181 |
| POP M | 1,269 |
| POP TOT | 2,450 |
| Total population | 2,450 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 745 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 833 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,578 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 2,450 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 460 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 67 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 393 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 11 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 165 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 31 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 20 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 295 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 40 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 79 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 47 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 230 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 460 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 38 |
Agriculture (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 595 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 797 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 9,546 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 9,808 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 24,095 |
| Acres of hay crops | 5,486 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 34,438 |
| Acres of land in farms | 44,246 |
| Acres of oats | 3,584 |
| Acres of potatoes | 261 |
| Acres of turnips | 41 |
| Acres of wheat | 3,908 |
| BAR AC | 595 |
| BAR BU | 10,136 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 10,136 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 2,679 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,187 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 492 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 62,083 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 76,670 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 13,819 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 21,815 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 862 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 557 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 12,558 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 71,082 |
| BWT BU | 2,187 |
| CRN BU | 62,083 |
| HAY AC | 5,486 |
| HAY TONS | 9,433 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 1,584 |
| Number of chickens | 18,875 |
| Number of ducks | 316 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 402 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 58 |
| Number of geese | 1,061 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 558 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 1,004 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,641 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 460 |
| Number of other cattle | 3,692 |
| Number of other fowl | 113 |
| Number of oxen | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 100 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 108 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 176 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 25 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 51 |
| Number of sheep | 2,716 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,558 |
| Number of swine | 2,808 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 3,653 |
| Number of turkeys | 770 |
| OAT AC | 3,584 |
| OAT BU | 76,670 |
| PEA BU | 13,819 |
| POT AC | 261 |
| POT BU | 21,815 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 2,007 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 11,714 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 169 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 137,875 |
| RYE BU | 862 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 9,433 |
| WHT AC | 3,908 |
| WHT FALL BU | 71,082 |
| WHT SP BU | 557 |
Other recorded variables (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 100 |
| A 11 50 | 108 |
| A 201 PL | 25 |
| A 51 100 | 176 |
| BEN BU | 2,679 |
| BUTTER LB | 137,875 |
| CATTLE KS | 1,584 |
| CHEESE LB | 2,007 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 745 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 833 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,578 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 11,714 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 558 |
| DUCKS | 316 |
| FAMILIES | 466 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.20 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 169 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 1,061 |
| GRA BU | 492 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 18,875 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 1,004 |
| HOUSES | 460 |
| HOUSES B | 67 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 31 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 47 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 79 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 11 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 165 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 230 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 2 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 40 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 20 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 295 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 38 |
| HOUSES W | 393 |
| INF 11 A | 51 |
| MD FEM | 385 |
| MD MALE | 390 |
| MD TOT | 775 |
| MILK COWS | 1,641 |
| NAME CD | Middlesex, West - Ouest |
| OC F | 58 |
| OC P | 402 |
| OC TOT | 460 |
| OTHER FOWL | 113 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 3,692 |
| OTHERS | 2,450 |
| SHEEP | 2,716 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,558 |
| SUP AM | 34,438 |
| SUP FOR | 9,808 |
| SUP JV | 797 |
| SUP PAT | 9,546 |
| SUP SC | 24,095 |
| SUP TOT | 44,246 |
| SWINE | 2,808 |
| SWINE KS | 3,653 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 460 |
| TUR AC | 41 |
| TUR BU | 12,558 |
| TURKEY | 770 |
| WID FEM | 51 |
| WID MALE | 46 |
| WID TOT | 97 |
| WORKING OX | 2 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON093006— 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 1891 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 (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/mosa-on093006-1891/.