Toronto University, Ontario (1851 census)
Toronto University was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 39. The administrative centroid was at approximately 43.664°N, 79.395°W.
Population
In 1851, Toronto University had a population of 39: 19 male and 20 female residents.
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. Patricks’ Ward, 1861 (6.7% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1851
In the 1851 census, Toronto University shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 31 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 39 total population, Females present who are not members of the family: 20, 20 females, Males present who are not members of the family: 19, 19 males, 14 single females, 12 single males, 7 married males, 6 females attending school, 6 married females, 4 males attending school. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 5 females aged 5 to 10, 5 married females aged 40 to 50, 5 single females aged 10 to 15, 3 males aged 4 to 5, 3 married males aged 40 to 50, 3 single males aged 10 to 15, 2 married males aged 30 to 40, 2 married males aged 50 to 60, 2 single females aged 15 to 20, 2 single males aged 15 to 20, 1 females age 3 to 4, 1 males aged 1 to 2, 1 males aged 2 to 3, 1 males aged 5 to 10, 1 married females aged 30 to 40, 1 single females aged 20 to 30, 1 single males aged 20 to 30. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 23 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 12 persons originating in Ireland, 4 persons originating in England or Wales. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON043002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON043002— 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). "Toronto University, Ontario (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/toronto-university-on043002-1851/.