Gore, Quebec (1881 census)
Gore was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 636. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q28160587. 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 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 1881
In the 1881 census, Gore shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 31 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 636 total population, 335 females, 301 males, 196 married persons, 117 families, 99 married males, 97 married females, 26 widowed persons, 20 widowed females, 6 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 414 single persons under 18, 218 single females under 18, 196 single males under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 117 inhabited houses, 117 occupied houses, 4 uninhabited houses, 3 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 12,720 bushels of oats, 11,892 bushels of potatoes, 3,095 bushels of buckwheat, 2,927 acres of hay crops, 1,827 tons of hay, 461 bushels of other root crops, 420 bushels of turnips, 332 bushels of corn, 155 acres of potatoes, 133 bushels of peas and beans, 81 bushels of spring wheat, 10 acres of wheat, 3 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 2 bushels of barley. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 636 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
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: Q28160587
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/.