Gore, Quebec (1891 census)
Gore was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 533. 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 density was 13.8 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 1891
In the 1891 census, Gore shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 156 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.30 |
| FAM NO | 100 |
| Number of families | 100 |
| Number of females | 269 |
| Number of males | 264 |
| Number of married females | 80 |
| Number of married males | 80 |
| Number of married persons | 160 |
| Number of widowed females | 11 |
| Number of widowed males | 8 |
| Number of widowed persons | 19 |
| POP F | 269 |
| POP M | 264 |
| POP TOT | 533 |
| Total population | 533 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 178 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 176 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 354 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 2 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 531 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 93 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 2 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 91 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 2 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 92 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 9 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 24 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 12 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 39 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 93 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 6 |
Agriculture (60 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 2 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 52 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 4,089 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 9,354 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 4,364 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,871 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 8,505 |
| Acres of land in farms | 17,859 |
| Acres of oats | 728 |
| Acres of potatoes | 105 |
| Acres of turnips | 7 |
| Acres of wheat | 8 |
| BAR AC | 2 |
| BAR BU | 23 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 23 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 35 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,331 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 25 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 379 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 8,420 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 23 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 10,193 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 65 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 654 |
| BWT BU | 2,331 |
| CRN BU | 379 |
| HAY AC | 2,871 |
| HAY TONS | 1,704 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 107 |
| Number of chickens | 1,739 |
| Number of ducks | 25 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 106 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 5 |
| Number of geese | 37 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 72 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 167 |
| Number of milk cows | 565 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 111 |
| Number of other cattle | 303 |
| Number of other fowl | 11 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 40 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 32 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 21 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 14 |
| Number of sheep | 695 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 505 |
| Number of swine | 118 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 265 |
| Number of turkeys | 115 |
| OAT AC | 728 |
| OAT BU | 8,420 |
| PEA BU | 23 |
| POT AC | 105 |
| POT BU | 10,193 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,923 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 47,600 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,704 |
| WHT AC | 8 |
| WHT SP BU | 65 |
Other recorded variables (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 40 |
| A 11 50 | 4 |
| A 201 PL | 21 |
| A 51 100 | 32 |
| BEN BU | 35 |
| BUTTER LB | 47,600 |
| CATTLE KS | 107 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 178 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 176 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 354 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 2,923 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 72 |
| DUCKS | 25 |
| FAMILIES | 100 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.30 |
| FRN CA | 2 |
| GEESE | 37 |
| GRA BU | 25 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,739 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 167 |
| HOUSES | 93 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 12 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 24 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 92 |
| HOUSES S | 2 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 39 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 9 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 7 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 6 |
| HOUSES W | 91 |
| INF 11 A | 14 |
| MD FEM | 80 |
| MD MALE | 80 |
| MD TOT | 160 |
| MILK COWS | 565 |
| NAME CD | Argenteuil |
| OC F | 5 |
| OC P | 106 |
| OC TOT | 111 |
| OTHER FOWL | 11 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 303 |
| OTHERS | 531 |
| SHEEP | 695 |
| SHEEP KS | 505 |
| SUP AM | 8,505 |
| SUP FOR | 9,354 |
| SUP JV | 52 |
| SUP PAT | 4,089 |
| SUP SC | 4,364 |
| SUP TOT | 17,859 |
| SWINE | 118 |
| SWINE KS | 265 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 93 |
| TUR AC | 7 |
| TUR BU | 654 |
| TURKEY | 115 |
| WID FEM | 11 |
| WID MALE | 8 |
| WID TOT | 19 |
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: 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 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/.