House of Industry, Ontario (1851 census)
House of Industry was a census subdivision in Toronto, City County, Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 58. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.656°N, 79.386°W.
Population
In 1851, House of Industry had a population of 58. Population density was 20205.9 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 St. Johns’ Ward, 1861 (0.5% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1851
In the 1851 census, House of Industry shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 118 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 | 25 |
| Males present who are not members of the family | 33 |
| Number of blind males | 4 |
| Number of females | 25 |
| Number of females attending school | 5 |
| Number of lunatic males | 1 |
| Number of males | 33 |
| Number of males attending school | 13 |
| Number of married females | 9 |
| Number of married males | 8 |
| Number of single females | 16 |
| Number of single males | 25 |
| POP | 58 |
| POP FX N.1 | 25 |
| POP MX N.1 | 33 |
| POP XX N.1 | 58 |
| Total population | 58 |
Age structure (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of females aged 1 to 2 | 1 |
| Number of females aged 4 to 5 | 2 |
| Number of females aged 5 to 10 | 2 |
| Number of males aged 2 to 3 | 1 |
| Number of males aged 3 to 4 | 2 |
| Number of males aged 4 to 5 | 1 |
| Number of males aged 5 to 10 | 9 |
| Number of males under age 1 | 1 |
| Number of married females aged 50 to 60 | 7 |
| Number of married females aged 60 to 70 | 2 |
| Number of married males aged 20 to 30 | 1 |
| Number of married males aged 50 to 60 | 4 |
| Number of married males aged 60 to 70 | 1 |
| Number of married males aged 70 to 80 | 2 |
| Number of single females aged 10 to 15 | 1 |
| Number of single females aged 15 to 20 | 3 |
| Number of single females aged 20 to 30 | 2 |
| Number of single females aged 40 to 50 | 2 |
| Number of single females aged 50 to 60 | 2 |
| Number of single females aged 60 to 70 | 1 |
| Number of single males aged 10 to 15 | 2 |
| Number of single males aged 20 to 30 | 1 |
| Number of single males aged 30 to 40 | 3 |
| Number of single males aged 40 to 50 | 3 |
| Number of single males aged 50 to 60 | 1 |
| Number of single males aged 60 to 70 | 1 |
Ethnic origin (6 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons native to Canada, not of French origin | 16 |
| Number of persons originating in all other places | 5 |
| Number of persons originating in England or Wales | 7 |
| Number of persons originating in Ireland | 25 |
| Number of persons originating in Scotland | 2 |
| Number of persons originating in the United States | 3 |
Deaths & mortality (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 10 to 15 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 70 to 80 | 2 |
| Deaths in the past year among females of all ages | 5 |
| Deaths in the past year among females under age 1 | 2 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 15 to 20 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males of all ages | 5 |
| Deaths in the past year among males under age 1 | 1 |
| Total number of deaths in the past year | 10 |
Other recorded variables (59 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C01 SEX MALE | 33 |
| C02 SEX FEM | 25 |
| C03 TOTAL | 58 |
| C06 NOT MEM OF FAM M | 33 |
| C07 NOT MEM OF FAM F | 25 |
| C126 MD MALE | 8 |
| C127 S MALE | 25 |
| C129 TOT MALE | 33 |
| C130 MD FEM | 9 |
| C131 S FEM | 16 |
| C133 TOT FEM | 25 |
| C134 GRAND TOT | 58 |
| C135 DEATHS M | 5 |
| C136 DEATHS F | 5 |
| C137 DEATHS TOT | 10 |
| C14 UNDER 1 M | 1 |
| C143 ATTND SCHOOL M | 13 |
| C144 ATTND SCHOOL F | 5 |
| C147 BLIND M | 4 |
| C149 LUNATICS M | 1 |
| C16 DEATHS UNDER 1 M | 1 |
| C17 DEATHS UNDER 1 F | 2 |
| C19 UNDER 2 F | 1 |
| C22 UNDER 3 M | 1 |
| C26 UNDER 4 M | 2 |
| C30 UNDER 5 M | 1 |
| C31 UNDER 5 F | 2 |
| C34 BTWN 5 AND 10 M | 9 |
| C35 BTWN 5 AND 10 F | 2 |
| C39 BTWN 10 AND 15 M S | 2 |
| C41 BTWN 10 AND 15 F S | 1 |
| C43 BTWN 10 AND 15 F DEATHS | 1 |
| C47 BTWN 15 AND 20 F S | 3 |
| C48 BTWN 15 AND 20 M DEATHS | 1 |
| C50 BTWN 20 AND 30 M MD | 1 |
| C51 BTWN 20 AND 30 M S | 1 |
| C54 BTWN 20 AND 30 F S | 2 |
| C59 BTWN 30 AND 40 M S | 3 |
| C67 BTWN 40 AND 50 M S | 3 |
| C70 BTWN 40 AND 50 F S | 2 |
| C74 BTWN 50 AND 60 M MD | 4 |
| C75 BTWN 50 AND 60 M S | 1 |
| C77 BTWN 50 AND 60 F MD | 7 |
| C78 BTWN 50 AND 60 F S | 2 |
| C80 BTWN 50 AND 60 M DEATHS | 1 |
| C82 BTWN 60 AND 70 M MD | 1 |
| C83 BTWN 60 AND 70 M S | 1 |
| C85 BTWN 60 AND 70 F MD | 2 |
| C86 BTWN 60 AND 70 F S | 1 |
| C88 BTWN 60 AND 70 M DEATHS | 1 |
| C90 BTWN 70 AND 80 M MD | 2 |
| C97 BTWN 70 AND 80 F DEATHS | 2 |
| CD NAME | Toronto, City |
| ENG WLS | 7 |
| IRE | 25 |
| NOT FRN | 16 |
| OTHER PL | 5 |
| SCOT | 2 |
| US | 3 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON043005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON043005— 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). "House of Industry, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/house-of-industry-on043005-1851/.