Mosa, Ontario (1921 census)
Mosa was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,720. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.716°N, 81.772°W.
Population
In 1921, Mosa had a population of 1,720: 896 male and 824 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 1921
In the 1921 census, Mosa shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 35 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 1,720 total population, 896 males in the population, 824 females in the population, 793 males born in Canada, 751 females born in Canada, 76 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 48 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 27 males born outside the British Empire, 25 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 683 persons of British origin (English), 618 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 314 persons of British origin (Irish), 37 persons of Dutch origin, 26 persons of other European origin, 21 persons of German origin, 12 persons of Belgian origin, 4 persons of French origin, 2 persons of Scandinavian origin, 2 persons of Ukrainian origin. 1 persons recorded under the official census category "Indian"; corresponds to what is now described as Indigenous (First Nations; in northern enumerations also Inuit) origin. "Indian" was simultaneously a census category and the legal/administrative term under the Indian Act (1876). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 783 Presbyterians, 442 Methodists, 243 Anglicans (Church of England), 95 Baptists, 60 Roman Catholics, 34 Disciples of Christ, 24 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 10 Brethren, 9 Mormons (Latter-day Saints), 8 members of the Evangelical Association, 5 Mennonites, 4 Christians (general / no denomination specified), 1 Adventists, 1 Congregationalists, 1 Protestants (general / no denomination specified). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON128012— 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 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). "Mosa, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/mosa-on128012-1921/.