General Dispensary and & Lying-in-Hospital, Ontario (1851 census)
General Dispensary and & Lying-in-Hospital was a census subdivision in Toronto, City County, Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 12. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.651°N, 79.378°W.
Population
In 1851, General Dispensary and & Lying-in-Hospital had a population of 12. Population density was 1945.0 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 St. James’ Ward, 1861 (1.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1851
In the 1851 census, General Dispensary and & Lying-in-Hospital shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 50 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 | 8 |
| Males present who are not members of the family | 4 |
| Number of females | 8 |
| Number of males | 4 |
| Number of married females | 1 |
| Number of married males | 1 |
| Number of single females | 7 |
| Number of single males | 3 |
| POP | 12 |
| POP FX N.1 | 8 |
| POP MX N.1 | 4 |
| POP XX N.1 | 12 |
| Total population | 12 |
Age structure (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of females aged 5 to 10 | 1 |
| Number of males aged 2 to 3 | 1 |
| Number of males aged 5 to 10 | 1 |
| Number of married females aged 40 to 50 | 1 |
| Number of married males aged 40 to 50 | 1 |
| Number of single females aged 15 to 20 | 2 |
| Number of single females aged 20 to 30 | 2 |
| Number of single females aged 40 to 50 | 2 |
| Number of single males aged 10 to 15 | 1 |
Ethnic origin (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons native to Canada, not of French origin | 4 |
| Number of persons originating in England or Wales | 1 |
| Number of persons originating in Ireland | 7 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C01 SEX MALE | 4 |
| C02 SEX FEM | 8 |
| C03 TOTAL | 12 |
| C06 NOT MEM OF FAM M | 4 |
| C07 NOT MEM OF FAM F | 8 |
| C126 MD MALE | 1 |
| C127 S MALE | 3 |
| C129 TOT MALE | 4 |
| C130 MD FEM | 1 |
| C131 S FEM | 7 |
| C133 TOT FEM | 8 |
| C134 GRAND TOT | 12 |
| C22 UNDER 3 M | 1 |
| C34 BTWN 5 AND 10 M | 1 |
| C35 BTWN 5 AND 10 F | 1 |
| C39 BTWN 10 AND 15 M S | 1 |
| C47 BTWN 15 AND 20 F S | 2 |
| C54 BTWN 20 AND 30 F S | 2 |
| C66 BTWN 40 AND 50 M MD | 1 |
| C69 BTWN 40 AND 50 F MD | 1 |
| C70 BTWN 40 AND 50 F S | 2 |
| CD NAME | Toronto, City |
| ENG WLS | 1 |
| IRE | 7 |
| NOT FRN | 4 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON043007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON043007— 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). "General Dispensary and & Lying-in-Hospital, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/general-dispensary-and-lying-in-hospital-on043007-1851/.