Gaol, Ontario (1851 census)
Gaol was a census subdivision in Hamilton County, 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. Population density was 4334.5 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 Hamilton, St. George’s Ward—Quartier, 1861 (1.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1851
In the 1851 census, Gaol shared boundaries with:
- Hamilton, St. Andrew’s Ward—Quartier
- Hamilton, St. George’s Ward—Quartier
- Hamilton, St. Lawrence Ward—Quartier
- Hamilton, St. Patrick’s Ward—Quartier
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 74 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Females present who are not members of the family | 12 |
| Males present who are not members of the family | 46 |
| Number of females | 12 |
| Number of male births in the past year | 1 |
| Number of males | 46 |
| Number of married females | 4 |
| Number of married males | 21 |
| Number of single females | 5 |
| Number of single males | 25 |
| Number of widowed females | 3 |
| POP | 58 |
| POP FX N.1 | 12 |
| POP MX N.1 | 46 |
| POP XX N.1 | 58 |
| Total population | 58 |
Age structure (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of females aged 5 to 10 | 1 |
| Number of males under age 1 | 1 |
| Number of married females aged 30 to 40 | 4 |
| Number of married males aged 20 to 30 | 8 |
| Number of married males aged 30 to 40 | 9 |
| Number of married males aged 40 to 50 | 4 |
| Number of single females aged 15 to 20 | 1 |
| Number of single females aged 20 to 30 | 3 |
| Number of single males aged 15 to 20 | 4 |
| Number of single males aged 20 to 30 | 16 |
| Number of single males aged 30 to 40 | 2 |
| Number of single males aged 40 to 50 | 1 |
| Number of single males aged 50 to 60 | 1 |
| Number of widowed females aged 30 to 40 | 1 |
| Number of widowed females aged 50 to 60 | 1 |
| Number of widowed females aged 60 to 70 | 1 |
Ethnic origin (6 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons native to Canada, not of French origin | 10 |
| Number of persons originating in England or Wales | 4 |
| Number of persons originating in Germany or Holland | 1 |
| Number of persons originating in Ireland | 35 |
| Number of persons originating in Scotland | 4 |
| Number of persons originating in the United States | 4 |
Other recorded variables (37 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C01 SEX MALE | 46 |
| C02 SEX FEM | 12 |
| C03 TOTAL | 58 |
| C06 NOT MEM OF FAM M | 46 |
| C07 NOT MEM OF FAM F | 12 |
| C12 BIRTHS M | 1 |
| C126 MD MALE | 21 |
| C127 S MALE | 25 |
| C129 TOT MALE | 46 |
| C130 MD FEM | 4 |
| C131 S FEM | 5 |
| C132 WID FEM | 3 |
| C133 TOT FEM | 12 |
| C134 GRAND TOT | 58 |
| C14 UNDER 1 M | 1 |
| C35 BTWN 5 AND 10 F | 1 |
| C45 BTWN 15 AND 20 M S | 4 |
| C47 BTWN 15 AND 20 F S | 1 |
| C50 BTWN 20 AND 30 M MD | 8 |
| C51 BTWN 20 AND 30 M S | 16 |
| C54 BTWN 20 AND 30 F S | 3 |
| C58 BTWN 30 AND 40 M MD | 9 |
| C59 BTWN 30 AND 40 M S | 2 |
| C61 BTWN 30 AND 40 F MD | 4 |
| C63 BTWN 30 AND 40 F WID | 1 |
| C66 BTWN 40 AND 50 M MD | 4 |
| C67 BTWN 40 AND 50 M S | 1 |
| C75 BTWN 50 AND 60 M S | 1 |
| C79 BTWN 50 AND 60 F WID | 1 |
| C87 BTWN 60 AND 70 F WID | 1 |
| CD NAME | Hamilton |
| DE NL | 1 |
| ENG WLS | 4 |
| IRE | 35 |
| NOT FRN | 10 |
| SCOT | 4 |
| US | 4 |
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/.