Gaol, Ontario (1851 census)
Gaol was a census subdivision in Toronto, City County, 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. Population density was 18282.8 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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Toronto, St. Lawrence Ward—Quartier, 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 98 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Females present who are not members of the family | 37 |
| Males present who are not members of the family | 55 |
| Number of females | 37 |
| Number of lunatic females | 1 |
| Number of lunatic males | 1 |
| Number of males | 55 |
| Number of married females | 8 |
| Number of married males | 17 |
| Number of single females | 25 |
| Number of single males | 36 |
| Number of widowed females | 4 |
| Number of widowed males | 2 |
| POP | 92 |
| POP FX N.1 | 37 |
| POP MX N.1 | 55 |
| POP XX N.1 | 92 |
| Total population | 92 |
Age structure (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of females aged 1 to 2 | 1 |
| Number of females aged 2 to 3 | 2 |
| Number of males aged 1 to 2 | 1 |
| Number of males aged 2 to 3 | 1 |
| Number of married females aged 20 to 30 | 3 |
| Number of married females aged 30 to 40 | 4 |
| Number of married females aged 40 to 50 | 1 |
| Number of married males aged 20 to 30 | 4 |
| Number of married males aged 30 to 40 | 7 |
| Number of married males aged 40 to 50 | 5 |
| Number of married males aged 50 to 60 | 1 |
| Number of single females aged 15 to 20 | 4 |
| Number of single females aged 20 to 30 | 13 |
| Number of single females aged 30 to 40 | 3 |
| Number of single females aged 40 to 50 | 1 |
| Number of single males aged 10 to 15 | 6 |
| Number of single males aged 15 to 20 | 6 |
| Number of single males aged 20 to 30 | 16 |
| Number of single males aged 30 to 40 | 4 |
| Number of single males aged 40 to 50 | 1 |
| Number of single males aged 70 to 80 | 1 |
| Number of widowed females aged 30 to 40 | 3 |
| Number of widowed females aged 40 to 50 | 1 |
| Number of widowed males aged 40 to 50 | 1 |
| Number of widowed males aged 70 to 80 | 1 |
Ethnic origin (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons native to Canada, not of French origin | 14 |
| Number of persons originating in England or Wales | 17 |
| Number of persons originating in Ireland | 44 |
| Number of persons originating in Scotland | 12 |
| Number of persons originating in the United States | 5 |
Deaths & mortality (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Deaths in the past year among females under age 1 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males under age 1 | 1 |
Other recorded variables (49 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C01 SEX MALE | 55 |
| C02 SEX FEM | 37 |
| C03 TOTAL | 92 |
| C06 NOT MEM OF FAM M | 55 |
| C07 NOT MEM OF FAM F | 37 |
| C126 MD MALE | 17 |
| C127 S MALE | 36 |
| C128 WID MALE | 2 |
| C129 TOT MALE | 55 |
| C130 MD FEM | 8 |
| C131 S FEM | 25 |
| C132 WID FEM | 4 |
| C133 TOT FEM | 37 |
| C134 GRAND TOT | 92 |
| C149 LUNATICS M | 1 |
| C150 LUNATICS F | 1 |
| C16 DEATHS UNDER 1 M | 1 |
| C17 DEATHS UNDER 1 F | 1 |
| C18 UNDER 2 M | 1 |
| C19 UNDER 2 F | 1 |
| C22 UNDER 3 M | 1 |
| C23 UNDER 3 F | 2 |
| C39 BTWN 10 AND 15 M S | 6 |
| C45 BTWN 15 AND 20 M S | 6 |
| C47 BTWN 15 AND 20 F S | 4 |
| C50 BTWN 20 AND 30 M MD | 4 |
| C51 BTWN 20 AND 30 M S | 16 |
| C53 BTWN 20 AND 30 F MD | 3 |
| C54 BTWN 20 AND 30 F S | 13 |
| C58 BTWN 30 AND 40 M MD | 7 |
| C59 BTWN 30 AND 40 M S | 4 |
| C61 BTWN 30 AND 40 F MD | 4 |
| C62 BTWN 30 AND 40 F S | 3 |
| C63 BTWN 30 AND 40 F WID | 3 |
| C66 BTWN 40 AND 50 M MD | 5 |
| C67 BTWN 40 AND 50 M S | 1 |
| C68 BTWN 40 AND 50 M WID | 1 |
| C69 BTWN 40 AND 50 F MD | 1 |
| C70 BTWN 40 AND 50 F S | 1 |
| C71 BTWN 40 AND 50 F WID | 1 |
| C74 BTWN 50 AND 60 M MD | 1 |
| C91 BTWN 70 AND 80 M S | 1 |
| C92 BTWN 70 AND 80 M WID | 1 |
| CD NAME | Toronto, City |
| ENG WLS | 17 |
| IRE | 44 |
| NOT FRN | 14 |
| SCOT | 12 |
| US | 5 |
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/.