Lunatic Asylum, Ontario (1851 census)
Lunatic Asylum was a census subdivision in Toronto, City County, Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 351. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.662°N, 79.337°W.
Population
In 1851, Lunatic Asylum had a population of 351: 179 male and 172 female residents. Population density was 62940.7 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 York, 1861 (0.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1851
In the 1851 census, Lunatic Asylum shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 140 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Females present who are not members of the family | 145 |
| Males present who are not members of the family | 143 |
| Number of females | 172 |
| Number of males | 179 |
| Number of married females | 54 |
| Number of married males | 46 |
| Number of single females | 108 |
| Number of single males | 130 |
| Number of widowed females | 10 |
| Number of widowed males | 3 |
| POP | 351 |
| POP FX N.1 | 172 |
| POP MX N.1 | 179 |
| POP XX N.1 | 351 |
| Total population | 351 |
Age structure (34 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of females of unknown age | 27 |
| Number of males of unknown age | 36 |
| Number of married females aged 20 to 30 | 12 |
| Number of married females aged 30 to 40 | 15 |
| Number of married females aged 40 to 50 | 18 |
| Number of married females aged 50 to 60 | 6 |
| Number of married females aged 60 to 70 | 2 |
| Number of married females aged 80 to 90 | 1 |
| Number of married males aged 20 to 30 | 5 |
| Number of married males aged 30 to 40 | 15 |
| Number of married males aged 40 to 50 | 14 |
| Number of married males aged 50 to 60 | 9 |
| Number of married males aged 60 to 70 | 2 |
| Number of married males aged 70 to 80 | 1 |
| Number of single females aged 10 to 15 | 1 |
| Number of single females aged 15 to 20 | 5 |
| Number of single females aged 20 to 30 | 30 |
| Number of single females aged 30 to 40 | 27 |
| Number of single females aged 40 to 50 | 12 |
| Number of single females aged 50 to 60 | 4 |
| Number of single females aged 70 to 80 | 2 |
| Number of single males aged 10 to 15 | 1 |
| Number of single males aged 15 to 20 | 4 |
| Number of single males aged 20 to 30 | 42 |
| Number of single males aged 30 to 40 | 32 |
| Number of single males aged 40 to 50 | 10 |
| Number of single males aged 50 to 60 | 4 |
| Number of single males aged 60 to 70 | 1 |
| Number of widowed females aged 30 to 40 | 2 |
| Number of widowed females aged 40 to 50 | 5 |
| Number of widowed females aged 50 to 60 | 2 |
| Number of widowed females aged 60 to 70 | 1 |
| Number of widowed males aged 30 to 40 | 1 |
| Number of widowed males aged 50 to 60 | 2 |
Ethnic origin (7 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons native to Canada, not of French origin | 58 |
| Number of persons originating in all other places | 3 |
| Number of persons originating in England or Wales | 38 |
| Number of persons originating in Germany or Holland | 2 |
| Number of persons originating in Ireland | 189 |
| Number of persons originating in Scotland | 52 |
| Number of persons originating in the United States | 9 |
Deaths & mortality (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40 | 4 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 40 to 50 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60 | 2 |
| Deaths in the past year among females of all ages | 8 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30 | 5 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50 | 3 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60 | 4 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males aged 80 to 90 | 1 |
| Deaths in the past year among males of all ages | 14 |
| Deaths in the past year among males under age 1 | 1 |
| Total number of deaths in the past year | 22 |
Other recorded variables (70 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C01 SEX MALE | 179 |
| C02 SEX FEM | 172 |
| C03 TOTAL | 351 |
| C06 NOT MEM OF FAM M | 143 |
| C07 NOT MEM OF FAM F | 145 |
| C101 BTWN 80 AND 90 F MD | 1 |
| C104 BTWN 80 AND 90 M DEATHS | 1 |
| C122 AGES NOT GIVEN M | 36 |
| C123 AGES NOT GIVEN F | 27 |
| C126 MD MALE | 46 |
| C127 S MALE | 130 |
| C128 WID MALE | 3 |
| C129 TOT MALE | 179 |
| C130 MD FEM | 54 |
| C131 S FEM | 108 |
| C132 WID FEM | 10 |
| C133 TOT FEM | 172 |
| C134 GRAND TOT | 351 |
| C135 DEATHS M | 14 |
| C136 DEATHS F | 8 |
| C137 DEATHS TOT | 22 |
| C16 DEATHS UNDER 1 M | 1 |
| C39 BTWN 10 AND 15 M S | 1 |
| C41 BTWN 10 AND 15 F S | 1 |
| C45 BTWN 15 AND 20 M S | 4 |
| C47 BTWN 15 AND 20 F S | 5 |
| C50 BTWN 20 AND 30 M MD | 5 |
| C51 BTWN 20 AND 30 M S | 42 |
| C53 BTWN 20 AND 30 F MD | 12 |
| C54 BTWN 20 AND 30 F S | 30 |
| C56 BTWN 20 AND 30 M DEATHS | 5 |
| C57 BTWN 20 AND 30 F DEATHS | 1 |
| C58 BTWN 30 AND 40 M MD | 15 |
| C59 BTWN 30 AND 40 M S | 32 |
| C60 BTWN 30 AND 40 M WID | 1 |
| C61 BTWN 30 AND 40 F MD | 15 |
| C62 BTWN 30 AND 40 F S | 27 |
| C63 BTWN 30 AND 40 F WID | 2 |
| C64 BTWN 30 AND 40 M DEATHS | 1 |
| C65 BTWN 30 AND 40 F DEATHS | 4 |
| C66 BTWN 40 AND 50 M MD | 14 |
| C67 BTWN 40 AND 50 M S | 10 |
| C69 BTWN 40 AND 50 F MD | 18 |
| C70 BTWN 40 AND 50 F S | 12 |
| C71 BTWN 40 AND 50 F WID | 5 |
| C72 BTWN 40 AND 50 M DEATHS | 3 |
| C73 BTWN 40 AND 50 F DEATHS | 1 |
| C74 BTWN 50 AND 60 M MD | 9 |
| C75 BTWN 50 AND 60 M S | 4 |
| C76 BTWN 50 AND 60 M WID | 2 |
| C77 BTWN 50 AND 60 F MD | 6 |
| C78 BTWN 50 AND 60 F S | 4 |
| C79 BTWN 50 AND 60 F WID | 2 |
| C80 BTWN 50 AND 60 M DEATHS | 4 |
| C81 BTWN 50 AND 60 F DEATHS | 2 |
| C82 BTWN 60 AND 70 M MD | 2 |
| C83 BTWN 60 AND 70 M S | 1 |
| C85 BTWN 60 AND 70 F MD | 2 |
| C87 BTWN 60 AND 70 F WID | 1 |
| C88 BTWN 60 AND 70 M DEATHS | 1 |
| C90 BTWN 70 AND 80 M MD | 1 |
| C94 BTWN 70 AND 80 F S | 2 |
| CD NAME | Toronto, City |
| DE NL | 2 |
| ENG WLS | 38 |
| IRE | 189 |
| NOT FRN | 58 |
| OTHER PL | 3 |
| SCOT | 52 |
| US | 9 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON043006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON043006— 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). "Lunatic Asylum, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/lunatic-asylum-on043006-1851/.