Forts Henry and Frederick, Penitentiary and lunatic Asylum, Ontario (1861 census)
Forts Henry and Frederick, Penitentiary and lunatic Asylum was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 1,369. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.245°N, 76.450°W.
Population
In 1861, Forts Henry and Frederick, Penitentiary and lunatic Asylum had a population of 1,369: 1,036 male and 333 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 Pittsburgh, 1851 (1.0% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Pittsburg, Howe Island, 1871 (1.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Forts Henry and Frederick, Penitentiary and lunatic Asylum shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 91 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 1,369 total population, Males present who are not members of the family: 1,036, 1,036 males, 606 single males, 401 married males, Females present who are not members of the family: 333, 333 females, 188 single females, 151 adult males unable to read or write, 131 married females, 32 adult females unable to read or write, 29 widowed males, 26 lunatic males, 16 female births, 14 lunatic females, 14 widowed females, 10 male births, 9 males attending school, 5 females attending school, 2 persons at sea. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 295 single males aged 20 to 30, 150 married males aged 30 to 40, 101 married males aged 40 to 50, 97 single males aged 30 to 40, 93 married males aged 20 to 30, 56 married females aged 30 to 40, 55 single males aged 15 to 20, 48 single males aged 40 to 50, 45 married females aged 20 to 30, 40 single females aged 20 to 30, 39 married males aged 50 to 60, 32 females aged 5 to 10, 27 single males aged 10 to 15, 26 single females aged 15 to 20, 22 males aged 5 to 10, 22 single females aged 10 to 15, 21 married females aged 40 to 50, 14 females aged 1 to 2, 13 males aged 1 to 2, 13 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 12 married males aged 60 to 70, 12 single females aged 30 to 40, 10 females age 3 to 4, 10 females aged 2 to 3, 10 males aged 4 to 5, 9 males aged 2 to 3, 9 single males aged 50 to 60, 7 males aged 3 to 4, 7 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 6 married females aged 50 to 60, 5 females aged 4 to 5, 5 married males aged 70 to 80, 5 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 4 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 4 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 4 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 3 single males aged 60 to 70, 3 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 2 married females aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 1 married females aged 15 to 20, 1 married males aged 80 to 90, 1 single females aged 60 to 70, 1 single males aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 402 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 376 persons originating in Ireland, 245 persons originating in England or Wales, 139 persons originating in the United States, 92 French Canadians, 67 persons originating in Scotland, 25 persons originating in Germany or Holland, 11 persons originating in France, 4 persons originating in all other places, 3 persons originating in the West Indies, 1 persons originating in Italy or Greece, 1 persons originating in New Brunswick, 1 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 1 persons whose origin is unknown. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 29 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 27, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 10, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 6, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 5, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON072016— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON072016— 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). "Forts Henry and Frederick, Penitentiary and lunatic Asylum, Ontario (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/forts-henry-and-frederick-penitentiary-and-lunatic-asylum-on072016-1861/.