Gore, Quebec (1851 census)
Gore was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 996. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q28160587. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.764°N, 74.256°W.
Population
In 1851, Gore had a population of 996: 509 male and 487 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 996 |
| 1861 | 793 |
| 1871 | 717 |
| 1881 | 636 |
| 1891 | 533 |
| 1901 | 447 |
| 1911 | 377 |
| 1921 | 304 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1851
In the 1851 census, Gore shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1851
The 1851 census recorded 192 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 996 total population, 509 males, Male members of the family who are present: 494, 487 females, Female members of the family who are present: 474, 328 single males, 312 single females, 170 married males, 165 married females, 154 families, 154 females attending school, 154 males attending school, 20 male births, 18 female births, Males present who are not members of the family: 15, Females present who are not members of the family: 13, 11 widowed males, 10 widowed females, Male members of the family who are present: 4, Female members of the family who are absent: 3, 1 deaf and dumb males. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 79 females aged 5 to 10, 75 males aged 5 to 10, 63 single males aged 10 to 15, 62 single females aged 10 to 15, 56 married females aged 20 to 30, 54 single males aged 15 to 20, 52 married males aged 20 to 30, 49 single females aged 15 to 20, 48 married females aged 30 to 40, 44 married males aged 30 to 40, 32 single males aged 20 to 30, 28 married males aged 40 to 50, 27 males under age 1, 26 females aged 1 to 2, 25 married females aged 40 to 50, 24 females under age 1, 23 males aged 1 to 2, 23 males aged 2 to 3, 23 married males aged 50 to 60, 19 females aged 2 to 3, 19 married females aged 50 to 60, 18 single females aged 20 to 30, 17 females aged 4 to 5, 16 married males aged 60 to 70, 15 males aged 4 to 5, 14 males aged 3 to 4, 12 females age 3 to 4, 8 married females aged 15 to 20, 6 married females aged 60 to 70, 5 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 4 married males aged 70 to 80, 3 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 2 married females aged 70 to 80, 2 single females aged 30 to 40, 2 single females aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 2 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 1 married females aged 80 to 90, 1 married males aged 15 to 20, 1 married males aged 80 to 90, 1 married males aged 90 to 100, 1 single females aged 50 to 60, 1 single males aged 60 to 70, 1 single males aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed females aged 50 to 60. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 602 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 339 persons originating in Ireland, 23 persons originating in England or Wales, 20 persons whose origin is unknown, 7 persons originating in Scotland, 5 persons originating in the United States. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 168,221 tons of hay, 36,824 pounds of homemade butter, 17,926 acres of land in farms, 13,210 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 11,382 bushels of oats, 11,368 bushels of potatoes, 4,716 acres of farmland under cultivation, 2,617 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,099 acres of farmland under crops, 2,004 pounds of wool produced on farms, 929 bushels of wheat, 875 sheep, 692 acres of oats, 562 milk cows, 500 bushels of buckwheat, 467 swine, 456 bushels of turnips, 380 pounds of maple sugar, 342 calves and heifers, 253 barrels of pork, 217 horses, 186 bushels of barley, 184 acres of potatoes, 145 bushels of peas, 129 occupants of farms, 100 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 87 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 85 acres of wheat, 82 barrels of beef, 71 bushels of corn, 52 acres of buckwheat, 41 bushels of carrots, 35 bulls, oxen, or steers, 30 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 25 bushels of rye, 19 acres of peas, 16 acres of barley, 15 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 12 bushels of beans, 9 acres of corn, 9 acres of turnips, 8 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 3 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 3 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 2 acres of rye, 1 persons living on farms under 10 acres. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)
Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 1,671 yards of flannel, 1,001 yards of fulled cloth, $500 value capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling), $200 value capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling), 4 saw mill plants, 2 employees in grist mills, 1 employees in saw mills, 1 grist mills, 1 grist mills not reporting, 1 grist mills powered by water, 1 grist mills returning capital, 1 saw mills, 1 saw mills not reporting, 1 saw mills powered by water, 1 saw mills returning capital, feet of lumber produced daily by saw mills reporting daily production, Logs produced by saw mills reporting production by number of logs: , carding and fulling mills, carding and fulling mills not reporting, carding and fulling mills reporting, carding and fulling mills returning capital, distilleries, distilleries reporting, distilleries returning capital, employees in carding and fulling mills, employees in distilleries, employees in foundries, employees in tanneries, foundries, foundries not reporting, foundries reporting, foundries returning capital, grist mills powered by steam, grist mills reporting annual production, grist mills reporting daily production, grist mills reporting value of annual production or rent, grist mills reporting weekly production, saw mills powered by steam, saw mills reporting annual production, saw mills reporting daily production, saw mills reporting production by number of logs, saw mills reporting value of annual production or rent, tanneries, tanneries not reporting, tanneries reporting, tanneries returning capital, pounds of wool produced in carding and fulling mills, $ value annual production or rent from grist mills (pounds sterling), $ value annual production or rent from saw mills (pounds sterling), $ value iron produced in foundries in the past year (pounds sterling), yards of cloth produced in carding and fulling mills. barrels of flour produced per day by grist mills reporting daily production. barrels of flour produced per week by grist mills reporting weekly production. barrels of flour produced per year by grist mills reporting annual production. feet of lumber produced per year by saw mills reporting annual production. $ value leather produced in tanneries in the past year (pounds sterling). (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.) The 1851 enumerator also recorded gallons of liquor produced in distilleries, distilleries not reporting — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 10 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 7, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 3, Deaths in the past year among females of unknown age: 2, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among males age 3 to 4: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC080017— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC037003— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q28160587
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). "Gore, Quebec (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/gore-qc080017-1851/.