Mosa, Ontario (1911 census)
Mosa was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,878. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.716°N, 81.772°W.
Population
In 1911, Mosa had a population of 1,878: 977 male and 901 female residents. Population density was 23.9 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 1911
In the 1911 census, Mosa shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 36 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 50,299 area in acres, 1,878 total population, 977 males in the population, 901 females in the population, 570 single (never-married) males, 491 single (never-married) females, 442 families, 371 married males, 364 married females, 78.59 area in square miles, 46 widowed females, 34 widowed males, 23.90 population per square mile, 2 males with marital status not given. 2,206 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 765 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 596 persons of British origin (English), 356 persons of British origin (Irish), 140 persons of German origin, 14 persons of French origin, 5 persons of Swiss origin, 1 persons of Dutch origin, 1 persons of Scandinavian origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 866 Presbyterians, 539 Methodists, 213 Anglicans (Church of England), 81 Baptists, 51 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 50 Disciples of Christ, 33 Roman Catholics, 27 Mennonites, 8 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 7 Salvation Army adherents, 2 Lutherans, 1 Friends (Quakers). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 439 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON097005— 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 1911 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 (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/mosa-on097005-1911/.