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. Population density was 1364.1 people per square mile.
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 Pittsburgh, 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 188 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Females present who are not members of the family | 333 |
| Males present who are not members of the family | 1,036 |
| Number of adult females unable to read or write | 32 |
| Number of adult males unable to read or write | 151 |
| Number of female births in the past year | 16 |
| Number of females | 333 |
| Number of females attending school | 5 |
| Number of lunatic females | 14 |
| Number of lunatic males | 26 |
| Number of male births in the past year | 10 |
| Number of males | 1,036 |
| Number of males attending school | 9 |
| Number of married females | 131 |
| Number of married males | 401 |
| Number of persons at sea | 2 |
| Number of single females | 188 |
| Number of single males | 606 |
| Number of widowed females | 14 |
| Number of widowed males | 29 |
| POP FX N.1 | 333 |
| POP MX N.1 | 1,036 |
| POP TOT | 1,369 |
| POP XX N.1 | 1,369 |
| Total population | 1,369 |
Age structure (45 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of females age 3 to 4 | 10 |
| Number of females aged 1 to 2 | 14 |
| Number of females aged 2 to 3 | 10 |
| Number of females aged 4 to 5 | 5 |
| Number of females aged 5 to 10 | 32 |
| Number of males aged 1 to 2 | 13 |
| Number of males aged 2 to 3 | 9 |
| Number of males aged 3 to 4 | 7 |
| Number of males aged 4 to 5 | 10 |
| Number of males aged 5 to 10 | 22 |
| Number of married females aged 15 to 20 | 1 |
| Number of married females aged 20 to 30 | 45 |
| Number of married females aged 30 to 40 | 56 |
| Number of married females aged 40 to 50 | 21 |
| Number of married females aged 50 to 60 | 6 |
| Number of married females aged 60 to 70 | 2 |
| Number of married males aged 20 to 30 | 93 |
| Number of married males aged 30 to 40 | 150 |
| Number of married males aged 40 to 50 | 101 |
| Number of married males aged 50 to 60 | 39 |
| Number of married males aged 60 to 70 | 12 |
| Number of married males aged 70 to 80 | 5 |
| Number of married males aged 80 to 90 | 1 |
| Number of single females aged 10 to 15 | 22 |
| Number of single females aged 15 to 20 | 26 |
| Number of single females aged 20 to 30 | 40 |
| Number of single females aged 30 to 40 | 12 |
| Number of single females aged 60 to 70 | 1 |
| Number of single males aged 10 to 15 | 27 |
| Number of single males aged 15 to 20 | 55 |
| Number of single males aged 20 to 30 | 295 |
| Number of single males aged 30 to 40 | 97 |
| Number of single males aged 40 to 50 | 48 |
| Number of single males aged 50 to 60 | 9 |
| Number of single males aged 60 to 70 | 3 |
| Number of single males aged 70 to 80 | 1 |
| Number of widowed females aged 20 to 30 | 4 |
| Number of widowed females aged 30 to 40 | 4 |
| Number of widowed females aged 40 to 50 | 4 |
| Number of widowed females aged 50 to 60 | 2 |
| Number of widowed males aged 20 to 30 | 1 |
| Number of widowed males aged 30 to 40 | 5 |
| Number of widowed males aged 40 to 50 | 13 |
| Number of widowed males aged 50 to 60 | 7 |
| Number of widowed males aged 60 to 70 | 3 |
Ethnic origin (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 92 |
| Number of persons native to Canada, not of French origin | 402 |
| Number of persons originating in all other places | 4 |
| Number of persons originating in England or Wales | 245 |
| Number of persons originating in France | 11 |
| Number of persons originating in Germany or Holland | 25 |
| Number of persons originating in Ireland | 376 |
| Number of persons originating in Italy or Greece | 1 |
| Number of persons originating in New Brunswick | 1 |
| Number of persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island | 1 |
| Number of persons originating in Scotland | 67 |
| Number of persons originating in the United States | 139 |
| Number of persons originating in the West Indies | 3 |
| Number of persons whose origin is unknown | 1 |
Deaths & mortality (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 females of all ages | 2 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30 | 10 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40 | 5 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50 | 6 |
| 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 males aged 70 to 80 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males of all ages | 27 |
| Total number of deaths in the past year | 29 |
Other recorded variables (93 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| All other Places | 4 |
| At Sea | 2 |
| C1 Males | 1,036 |
| C12 Under 2 Years M | 13 |
| C120 Married M | 401 |
| C121 Single M | 606 |
| C122 Widowed M | 29 |
| C123 Total M | 1,036 |
| C124 Married F | 131 |
| C125 Single F | 188 |
| C126 Widows F | 14 |
| C127 Total F | 333 |
| C128 Grand Total | 1,369 |
| C129 Deaths M | 27 |
| C13 Under 2 Years F | 14 |
| C130 Deaths F | 2 |
| C131 Deaths Total | 29 |
| C136 Attending School M | 9 |
| C137 Attending School F | 5 |
| C138 Adults unable to read or write M | 151 |
| C139 Adults unable to read or write F | 32 |
| C144 Lunatics M | 26 |
| C145 Lunatics F | 14 |
| C16 Under 3 years M | 9 |
| C17 Under 3 years F | 10 |
| C2 Females | 333 |
| C20 Under 4 years M | 7 |
| C21 Under 4 years F | 10 |
| C24 Under 5 years M | 10 |
| C25 Under 5 years F | 5 |
| C28 Between 5 and 10 Years M | 22 |
| C29 Between 5 and 10 years F | 32 |
| C3 Total | 1,369 |
| C33 Between 10 and 15 years Single M | 27 |
| C35 Between 10 and 15 years Single F | 22 |
| C39 Between 15 and 20 years Single M | 55 |
| C40 Between 15 and 20 years Married F | 1 |
| C41 Between 15 and 20 years Single F | 26 |
| C42 Between 15 and 20 years Deaths M | 1 |
| C44 Between 20 and 30 years Married M | 93 |
| C45 Between 20 and 30 years Single M | 295 |
| C46 Between 20 and 30 years Widowers M | 1 |
| C47 Between 20 and 30 years Married F | 45 |
| C48 Between 20 and 30 years Single F | 40 |
| C49 Between 20 and 30 years Widows F | 4 |
| C50 Between 20 and 30 years Deaths M | 10 |
| C51 Between 20 and 30 years Deaths F | 1 |
| C52 Between 30 and 40 years Married M | 150 |
| C53 Between 30 and 40 years Single M | 97 |
| C54 Between 30 and 40 years Widowers M | 5 |
| C55 Between 30 and 40 years Married F | 56 |
| C56 Between 30 and 40 years Single F | 12 |
| C57 Between 30 and 40 years Widows F | 4 |
| C58 Between 30 and 40 years Deaths M | 5 |
| C6 Not Members of Family M | 1,036 |
| C60 Between 40 and 50 years Married M | 101 |
| C61 Between 40 and 50 years Single M | 48 |
| C62 Between 40 and 50 years Widowers M | 13 |
| C63 Between 40 and 50 years Married F | 21 |
| C65 Between 40 and 50 years Widows F | 4 |
| C66 Between 40 and 50 years Deaths M | 6 |
| C68 Between 50 and 60 years Married M | 39 |
| C69 Between 50 and 60 years Single M | 9 |
| C7 Not Members of Family F | 333 |
| C70 Between 50 and 60 years Widowers M | 7 |
| C71 Between 50 and 60 years Married F | 6 |
| C73 Between 50 and 60 years Widows F | 2 |
| C74 Between 50 and 60 years Deaths M | 2 |
| C75 Between 50 and 60 years Deaths F | 1 |
| C76 Between 60 and 70 years Married M | 12 |
| C77 Between 60 and 70 years Single M | 3 |
| C78 Between 60 and 70 years Widowers M | 3 |
| C79 Between 60 and 70 years Married F | 2 |
| C8 Births in 1860 M | 10 |
| C80 Between 60 and 70 years Single F | 1 |
| C82 Between 60 and 70 years Deaths M | 2 |
| C84 Between 70 and 80 years Married M | 5 |
| C85 Between 70 and 80 years Single M | 1 |
| C9 Births in 1860 F | 16 |
| C90 Between 70 and 80 years Deaths M | 1 |
| C92 Between 80 and 90 years Married M | 1 |
| England and Wales | 245 |
| France | 11 |
| Ireland | 376 |
| Italy and Greece | 1 |
| Natives of Canada French Origin | 92 |
| Natives of Canada Not of French Origin | 402 |
| New Brunswick | 1 |
| Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island | 1 |
| Prussia German States and Holland | 25 |
| Scotland | 67 |
| United States | 139 |
| West Indies | 3 |
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/.