Hereford Gore, Quebec (1881 census)
Hereford Gore was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 681. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.133°N, 71.452°W.
Population
In 1881, Hereford Gore had a population of 681: 366 male and 315 female residents. Population density was 91.6 people per square mile.
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Hereford, 1871 (7.1% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Hereford & Paquetteville, Village, 1891 (7.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Hereford Gore shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 69 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 108 |
| Number of families | 108 |
| Number of females | 315 |
| Number of males | 366 |
| Number of married females | 94 |
| Number of married males | 92 |
| Number of married persons | 186 |
| Number of widowed females | 8 |
| Number of widowed males | 9 |
| Number of widowed persons | 17 |
| POP TOT | 681 |
| Total population | 681 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 213 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 265 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 478 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 98 |
| Number of occupied houses | 99 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 4 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 2,036 |
| Acres of potatoes | 261 |
| Acres of wheat | 100 |
| BAR BU | 263 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 263 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 7,308 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 419 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 114 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 9,238 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 744 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 885 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 10,018 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 554 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,112 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 385 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 8 |
| BWT BU | 7,308 |
| CRN BU | 114 |
| HAY AC | 2,036 |
| HAY TONS | 1,740 |
| OAT BU | 9,238 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 885 |
| POT AC | 261 |
| POT BU | 10,018 |
| RYE BU | 554 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,740 |
| WHT AC | 100 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,112 |
| WHT WTR BU | 8 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 213 |
| C UNMD M | 265 |
| C UNMD TOT | 478 |
| D OCC | 99 |
| FEMALE | 315 |
| GRA BU | 419 |
| H CON | 2 |
| H INHAB | 98 |
| H UNINH | 4 |
| MALE | 366 |
| MD F | 94 |
| MD M | 92 |
| MD TOT | 186 |
| NUMBER CD | 54 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 744 |
| SHAN | 1 |
| TUR BU | 385 |
| WID F | 8 |
| WID M | 9 |
| WID TOT | 17 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC054020— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC054020— 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). "Hereford Gore, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/hereford-gore-qc054020-1881/.