Gaol, Ontario (1851 census)
Gaol was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 92. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.651°N, 79.363°W.
Population
In 1851, Gaol had a population of 92: 55 male and 37 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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of St. Lawrence Ward, 1861 (0.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1851
In the 1851 census, Gaol shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 45 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 92 total population, Males present who are not members of the family: 55, 55 males, Females present who are not members of the family: 37, 37 females, 36 single males, 25 single females, 17 married males, 8 married females, 4 widowed females, 2 widowed males, 1 lunatic females, 1 lunatic males. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 16 single males aged 20 to 30, 13 single females aged 20 to 30, 7 married males aged 30 to 40, 6 single males aged 10 to 15, 6 single males aged 15 to 20, 5 married males aged 40 to 50, 4 married females aged 30 to 40, 4 married males aged 20 to 30, 4 single females aged 15 to 20, 4 single males aged 30 to 40, 3 married females aged 20 to 30, 3 single females aged 30 to 40, 3 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 2 females aged 2 to 3, 1 females aged 1 to 2, 1 males aged 1 to 2, 1 males aged 2 to 3, 1 married females aged 40 to 50, 1 married males aged 50 to 60, 1 single females aged 40 to 50, 1 single males aged 40 to 50, 1 single males aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed males aged 70 to 80. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 44 persons originating in Ireland, 17 persons originating in England or Wales, 14 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 12 persons originating in Scotland, 5 persons originating in the United States. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 1, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON043010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON043010— 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 1851 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). "Gaol, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/gaol-on043010-1851/.