Asylum, Nunnery, &c, Ontario (1861 census)
Asylum, Nunnery, &c was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 289. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.248°N, 76.521°W.
Population
In 1861, Asylum, Nunnery, &c had a population of 289: 145 male and 144 female residents.
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Kingston, 1851 (1.0% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Kingston, 1871 (1.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Asylum, Nunnery, &c shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 78 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 289 total population, 145 males, 144 females, Males present who are not members of the family: 139, 124 single males, 114 single females, Females present who are not members of the family: 77, 68 females attending school, Female members of the family who are present: 67, 66 males attending school, 26 adult males unable to read or write, 23 adult females unable to read or write, 16 widowed females, 15 widowed males, 14 married females, Male members of the family who are present: 6, 6 married males, 2 lunatic females, 1 lunatic males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 34 single males aged 15 to 20, 28 single females aged 20 to 30, 22 males of unknown age, 21 females aged 5 to 10, 20 single males aged 20 to 30, 16 single females aged 10 to 15, 15 single females aged 15 to 20, 15 single males aged 30 to 40, 13 single females aged 30 to 40, 7 single females aged 40 to 50, 6 males aged 5 to 10, 6 single males aged 10 to 15, 6 single males aged 60 to 70, 6 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 5 married females aged 30 to 40, 5 married females aged 50 to 60, 5 single males aged 40 to 50, 5 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 4 females age 3 to 4, 4 single females aged 50 to 60, 4 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 4 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 3 females aged 2 to 3, 3 married males aged 30 to 40, 3 single males aged 50 to 60, 3 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 2 males aged 2 to 3, 2 married females aged 40 to 50, 2 married males aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 2 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 1 females aged 1 to 2, 1 females aged 4 to 5, 1 males aged 1 to 2, 1 males aged 3 to 4, 1 males aged 4 to 5, 1 married females aged 20 to 30, 1 married females aged 60 to 70, 1 married males aged 60 to 70, 1 single females aged 70 to 80, 1 single males aged 70 to 80, 1 single males aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed males aged 60 to 70. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 116 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 114 persons originating in Ireland, 26 persons originating in England or Wales, 13 persons originating in the United States, 12 persons originating in Scotland, 6 French Canadians, 3 male negroes or coloured persons, 1 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 1 persons originating in Sweden or Norway. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 27 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 18, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 18, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 9, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 9. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON109008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON109008— 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 1861 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). "Asylum, Nunnery, &c, Ontario (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/asylum-nunnery-c-on109008-1861/.