Mowat, Ontario (1921 census)
Mowat was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 443. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q6927226. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.911°N, 80.477°W.
Population
In 1921, Mowat had a population of 443: 333 male and 110 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | — |
| 1921 | 443 |
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, Mowat shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 443 total population, 333 males in the population, 270 males born in Canada, 110 females in the population, 96 females born in Canada, 47 males born outside the British Empire, 16 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 8 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 6 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 237 persons of French origin, 69 persons of British origin (English), 59 persons of British origin (Irish), 32 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 12 persons of Austrian origin, 9 persons of Polish origin, 7 persons of Ukrainian origin, 5 persons of Russian origin, 4 persons of other European origin, 3 persons of German origin, 3 persons of Scandinavian origin, 1 persons of British origin (other), 1 persons of Italian origin. 1 persons recorded under the 1921 official census category "Hebrew" (origin/ethnicity); now described as Jewish origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 273 Roman Catholics, 60 Anglicans (Church of England), 51 Presbyterians, 30 Methodists, 20 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 5 Baptists, 1 Disciples of Christ, 1 Jews, 1 Lutherans, 1 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON135034— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON135034— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q6927226
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mowat_Township
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). "Mowat, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/mowat-on135034-1921/.