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 23.0 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 1911
In the 1911 census, Mosa shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 36 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 2,206 |
| POP F | 901 |
| POP M | 977 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 23.90 |
| POP TOT | 1,878 |
Other recorded variables (31 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 213 |
| AREA ACRES | 50,299 |
| AREA SQ MI | 78.59 |
| BAPTISTS | 81 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 596 |
| BRIT IRISH | 356 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 765 |
| DISCIPLES | 50 |
| DUTCH | 1 |
| DWELLINGS | 439 |
| F MARRIED | 364 |
| F SINGLE | 491 |
| F WIDOWED | 46 |
| FAMILIES | 442 |
| FRENCH | 14 |
| FRIENDS | 1 |
| GERMAN | 140 |
| LUTHERANS | 2 |
| M MARRIED | 371 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 2 |
| M SINGLE | 570 |
| M WIDOWED | 34 |
| MENNONITES | 27 |
| METHODISTS | 539 |
| MORMONS | 8 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 866 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 33 |
| SALVATION ARMY | 7 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 1 |
| SWISS | 5 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 51 |
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/.