Mosa, Ontario (1881 census)
Mosa was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,673. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.716°N, 81.772°W.
Population
In 1881, Mosa had a population of 2,673: 1,372 male and 1,301 female residents. Population density was 32.7 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Mosa shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 67 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 464 |
| Number of families | 464 |
| Number of females | 1,301 |
| Number of males | 1,372 |
| Number of married females | 386 |
| Number of married males | 389 |
| Number of married persons | 775 |
| Number of widowed females | 65 |
| Number of widowed males | 27 |
| Number of widowed persons | 92 |
| POP TOT | 2,673 |
| Total population | 2,673 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 850 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 956 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,806 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 464 |
| Number of occupied houses | 464 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 18 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 3,653 |
| Acres of potatoes | 261 |
| Acres of wheat | 4,400 |
| BAR BU | 13,637 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 13,637 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,071 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 322 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 71,086 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 90,194 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 5,699 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 3,278 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 27,375 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 146 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 224 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 3,058 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 80,404 |
| BWT BU | 1,071 |
| CRN BU | 71,086 |
| HAY AC | 3,653 |
| HAY TONS | 4,353 |
| OAT BU | 90,194 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 3,278 |
| POT AC | 261 |
| POT BU | 27,375 |
| RYE BU | 146 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 4,353 |
| WHT AC | 4,400 |
| WHT SP BU | 224 |
| WHT WTR BU | 80,404 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 850 |
| C UNMD M | 956 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,806 |
| D OCC | 464 |
| FEMALE | 1,301 |
| GRA BU | 322 |
| H CON | 2 |
| H INHAB | 464 |
| H UNINH | 18 |
| MALE | 1,372 |
| MD F | 386 |
| MD M | 389 |
| MD TOT | 775 |
| NUMBER CD | 168 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 5,699 |
| TUR BU | 3,058 |
| WID F | 65 |
| WID M | 27 |
| WID TOT | 92 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON168001— 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 1881 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 (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/mosa-on168001-1881/.