Gaol, Ontario (1851 census)
Gaol was a census subdivision in Kingston, City County, Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 21. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.219°N, 76.514°W.
Population
In 1851, Gaol had a population of 21. Population density was 550.9 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 Portsmouth, Village, 1861 (5.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1851
In the 1851 census, Gaol shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 54 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Females present who are not members of the family | 10 |
| Males present who are not members of the family | 11 |
| Number of females | 10 |
| Number of males | 11 |
| Number of married males | 4 |
| Number of single females | 10 |
| Number of single males | 6 |
| Number of widowed males | 1 |
| POP | 21 |
| POP FX N.1 | 10 |
| POP MX N.1 | 11 |
| POP XX N.1 | 21 |
| Total population | 21 |
Age structure (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of married males aged 20 to 30 | 2 |
| Number of married males aged 30 to 40 | 2 |
| Number of single females aged 15 to 20 | 1 |
| Number of single females aged 20 to 30 | 8 |
| Number of single females aged 40 to 50 | 1 |
| Number of single males aged 15 to 20 | 1 |
| Number of single males aged 20 to 30 | 4 |
| Number of single males aged 30 to 40 | 1 |
| Number of widowed males aged 30 to 40 | 1 |
Ethnic origin (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons native to Canada, not of French origin | 4 |
| Number of persons originating in all other places | 1 |
| Number of persons originating in England or Wales | 3 |
| Number of persons originating in Ireland | 9 |
| Number of persons originating in the United States | 4 |
Other recorded variables (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C01 SEX MALE | 11 |
| C02 SEX FEM | 10 |
| C03 TOTAL | 21 |
| C06 NOT MEM OF FAM M | 11 |
| C07 NOT MEM OF FAM F | 10 |
| C126 MD MALE | 4 |
| C127 S MALE | 6 |
| C128 WID MALE | 1 |
| C129 TOT MALE | 11 |
| C131 S FEM | 10 |
| C133 TOT FEM | 10 |
| C134 GRAND TOT | 21 |
| C45 BTWN 15 AND 20 M S | 1 |
| C47 BTWN 15 AND 20 F S | 1 |
| C50 BTWN 20 AND 30 M MD | 2 |
| C51 BTWN 20 AND 30 M S | 4 |
| C54 BTWN 20 AND 30 F S | 8 |
| C58 BTWN 30 AND 40 M MD | 2 |
| C59 BTWN 30 AND 40 M S | 1 |
| C60 BTWN 30 AND 40 M WID | 1 |
| C70 BTWN 40 AND 50 F S | 1 |
| CD NAME | Kingston, City |
| ENG WLS | 3 |
| IRE | 9 |
| NOT FRN | 4 |
| OTHER PL | 1 |
| US | 4 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON045012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON045012— 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-on045012-1851/.