Gore, Quebec (1871 census)
Gore was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 717. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.764°N, 74.256°W.
Population
In 1871, Gore had a population of 717: 370 male and 347 female residents. Population density was 18.5 people per square mile.
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 1871
In the 1871 census, Gore shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 53 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 120 |
| Number of females | 347 |
| Number of males | 370 |
| Number of married females | 111 |
| Number of married males | 107 |
| Number of married persons | 218 |
| Number of widowed females | 11 |
| Number of widowed males | 8 |
| Number of widowed persons | 19 |
| Total population | 717 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 225 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 255 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 480 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 7 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 120 |
| Number of occupied houses | 120 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 16 |
Agriculture (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 54 |
| BWT BU | 3,201 |
| CRN BU | 240 |
| HAY AC | 2,232 |
| HAY TONS | 1,349 |
| OAT BU | 9,395 |
| PEA BU | 45 |
| POT AC | 203 |
| POT BU | 22,435 |
| Total area (acres) | 22,700 |
| WHT SP BU | 80 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 11 |
| AREA | 22,700 |
| BEING BUILT | 7 |
| BEN BU | 31 |
| CD | 96 |
| CSD | 7 |
| FAMILIES | 120 |
| FEMALE | 347 |
| GRA BU | 3 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 120 |
| INHABITED | 120 |
| MALE | 370 |
| MARRIED F | 111 |
| MARRIED M | 107 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 218 |
| POPULATION | 717 |
| ROOT BU | 605 |
| SINGLE F | 225 |
| SINGLE M | 255 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 480 |
| TUR BU | 243 |
| UNINHABITED | 16 |
| WIDOWED F | 11 |
| WIDOWED M | 8 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 19 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC096007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC037003— 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 1871 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 (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/gore-qc096007-1871/.