Gore, Quebec (1881 census)
Gore was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 636. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.764°N, 74.256°W.
Population
In 1881, Gore had a population of 636: 301 male and 335 female residents. Population density was 16.4 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Gore shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 63 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 117 |
| Number of families | 117 |
| Number of females | 335 |
| Number of males | 301 |
| Number of married females | 97 |
| Number of married males | 99 |
| Number of married persons | 196 |
| Number of widowed females | 20 |
| Number of widowed males | 6 |
| Number of widowed persons | 26 |
| POP TOT | 636 |
| Total population | 636 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 218 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 196 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 414 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 117 |
| Number of occupied houses | 117 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 4 |
Agriculture (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 2,927 |
| Acres of potatoes | 155 |
| Acres of wheat | 10 |
| BAR BU | 2 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 3,095 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 3 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 332 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 12,720 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 461 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 133 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 11,892 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 81 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 420 |
| BWT BU | 3,095 |
| CRN BU | 332 |
| HAY AC | 2,927 |
| HAY TONS | 1,827 |
| OAT BU | 12,720 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 133 |
| POT AC | 155 |
| POT BU | 11,892 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,827 |
| WHT AC | 10 |
| WHT SP BU | 81 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 218 |
| C UNMD M | 196 |
| C UNMD TOT | 414 |
| D OCC | 117 |
| FEMALE | 335 |
| GRA BU | 3 |
| H CON | 3 |
| H INHAB | 117 |
| H UNINH | 4 |
| MALE | 301 |
| MD F | 97 |
| MD M | 99 |
| MD TOT | 196 |
| NUMBER CD | 96 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 461 |
| TUR BU | 420 |
| WID F | 20 |
| WID M | 6 |
| WID TOT | 26 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC096011— 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 1881 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 (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/gore-qc096011-1881/.