Gore, Quebec (1861 census)
Gore was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 793. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q28160587. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.764°N, 74.256°W.
Population
In 1861, Gore had a population of 793: 422 male and 371 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 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 1861
In the 1861 census, Gore shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 134 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 793 total population, 422 males, Male members of the family who are present: 393, 371 females, Female members of the family who are present: 348, 293 single males, 245 single females, 119 married females, 119 married males, 47 females attending school, 45 males attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 29, Females present who are not members of the family: 23, 13 female births, 11 male births, 10 widowed males, 7 widowed females, 4 adult females unable to read or write, 2 lunatic females, 2 lunatic males, 1 adult males unable to read or write, 1 deaf and dumb males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 71 single males aged 10 to 15, 59 single females aged 10 to 15, 56 males aged 5 to 10, 55 single males aged 20 to 30, 50 single females aged 15 to 20, 47 females aged 5 to 10, 47 single females aged 20 to 30, 47 single males aged 15 to 20, 33 married females aged 20 to 30, 30 married females aged 40 to 50, 30 married males aged 50 to 60, 24 married males aged 30 to 40, 22 married females aged 30 to 40, 22 married males aged 60 to 70, 20 married males aged 20 to 30, 18 married females aged 50 to 60, 18 married males aged 40 to 50, 16 males aged 3 to 4, 15 males aged 4 to 5, 13 married females aged 60 to 70, 9 females aged 2 to 3, 9 females aged 4 to 5, 9 males aged 2 to 3, 7 females age 3 to 4, 5 single males aged 30 to 40, 4 married males aged 70 to 80, 4 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 3 males aged 1 to 2, 3 single females aged 30 to 40, 3 single males aged 40 to 50, 2 married females aged 70 to 80, 2 single males aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 1 married females aged 15 to 20, 1 married males aged 80 to 90, 1 single females aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed males aged 40 to 50. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 575 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 203 persons originating in Ireland, 7 persons originating in England or Wales, 6 persons originating in Scotland, 1 persons originating in the United States, 1 persons whose origin is unknown. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $56,300 value farms (dollars), 32,430 pounds of homemade butter, $24,007 value all livestock, 18,847 bushels of potatoes, 16,976 bushels of oats, 14,850 acres of land in farms, 9,858 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, $9,374 value horses aged over 3 years, 4,992 acres of farmland under cultivation, $4,482 value farm implements in dollars, 2,760 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,489 bushels of buckwheat, 2,403 pounds of wool produced on farms, 2,231 acres of farmland under crops, 1,791 bushels of carrots, 982 acres of oats, 938 tons of hay, 890 sheep, 762 bushels of turnips, 700 pounds of maple sugar, 576 bushels of spring wheat, 528 milk cows, 409 swine, 310 calves and heifers, 212 acres of potatoes, 169 horses aged over 3 years, 157 bushels of peas, 150 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 146 barrels of pork, 145 acres of buckwheat, 131 bushels of barley, 113 occupants of farms, 78 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 63 horses aged 3 years and under, 60 pounds of flax or hemp, 45 barrels of beef, 44 acres of spring wheat, 29 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 22 bushels of corn, 14 bushels of rye, 12 acres of barley, 12 acres of peas, 6 bushels of beans, 5 acres of turnips, 5 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 2 acres of corn, 2 acres of rye, 1 acres of farmland in gardens, 1 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 1 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes 1,875 yards of flannel, 1,189 yards of fulled cloth, $454 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 24 carriages for pleasure, 15 yards of linen. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 6 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 5, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 3, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC002005— 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 1861 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 (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/gore-qc002005-1861/.