Gaol, Ontario (1851 census)
Gaol was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 58. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.256°N, 79.868°W.
Population
In 1851, Gaol had a population of 58: 46 male and 12 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. Georges’ Ward, 1861 (1.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1851
In the 1851 census, Gaol shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 58 total population, Males present who are not members of the family: 46, 46 males, 25 single males, 21 married males, Females present who are not members of the family: 12, 12 females, 5 single females, 4 married females, 3 widowed females, 1 male births. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 16 single males aged 20 to 30, 9 married males aged 30 to 40, 8 married males aged 20 to 30, 4 married females aged 30 to 40, 4 married males aged 40 to 50, 4 single males aged 15 to 20, 3 single females aged 20 to 30, 2 single males aged 30 to 40, 1 females aged 5 to 10, 1 males under age 1, 1 single females aged 15 to 20, 1 single males aged 40 to 50, 1 single males aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed females aged 60 to 70. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 35 persons originating in Ireland, 10 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 4 persons originating in England or Wales, 4 persons originating in Scotland, 4 persons originating in the United States, 1 persons originating in Germany or Holland. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON044006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON044006— 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-on044006-1851/.