Gore, Quebec (1891 census)
Gore was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 533. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q28160587. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.764°N, 74.256°W.
Population
In 1891, Gore had a population of 533: 264 male and 269 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 1891
In the 1891 census, Gore shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 77 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 533 total population, 269 females, 264 males, 160 married persons, 100 families, 80 married females, 80 married males, 19 widowed persons, 11 widowed females, 8 widowed males, 5.30 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 354 single persons under 18, 178 single females under 18, 176 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 531 persons who are not French Canadian, 2 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 93 houses, 93 occupied houses, 92 houses of 1 story, 91 houses built of wood, 39 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 24 houses of 4 rooms, 12 houses of 5 rooms, 9 houses of 3 rooms, 7 houses of 2 rooms, 6 uninhabited houses, 2 houses built of stone, 2 houses of 1 room, 1 houses of 2 stories, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 47,600 pounds of homemade butter, 17,859 acres of land in farms, 10,193 bushels of potatoes, 9,354 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 8,505 acres of improved land in farms, 8,420 bushels of oats, 4,364 acres of farmland under crops, 4,089 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,923 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 2,871 acres of hay crops, 2,331 bushels of buckwheat, 1,739 chickens, 1,704 tons of hay, 728 acres of oats, 695 sheep, 654 bushels of turnips, 565 milk cows, 505 sheep slaughtered or sold, 379 bushels of corn, 303 other cattle, 265 swine slaughtered or sold, 167 horses aged over 3 years, 118 swine, 115 turkeys, 111 occupants of farms, 107 cattle killed or sold, 106 farm occupants who own their land, 105 acres of potatoes, 72 horses aged 3 years and under, 65 bushels of spring wheat, 52 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 40 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 37 geese, 35 bushels of beans, 32 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 25 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 25 ducks, 23 bushels of barley, 23 bushels of peas, 21 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 14 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 11 other fowl, 8 acres of wheat, 7 acres of turnips, 5 farm occupants who rent their land, 4 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 2 acres of barley. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC137004— 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 1891 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 (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/gore-qc137004-1891/.