Gore, Quebec

For the 2014 film, see Gore, Quebec (film).

Gore
Township municipality
Location within Argenteuil RCM
Gore Location in central Quebec
Coordinates: 45°46′N74°15′W / 45.77°N 74.25°W / 45.77; -74.25 [1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Laurentides
RCM	Argenteuil
Settled	1840s
Constituted	July 1, 1855
Named for	Francis Gore [1]
Government [2]
• Mayor	Scott Pearce
•  Federal riding	Argenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel
•  Prov. riding	Argenteuil
Area [2] [3]
• Total	96.45 km2 (37.24 sq mi)
• Land	90.04 km2 (34.76 sq mi)
Population  (2021) [3]
• Total	2,283
• Density	25.4/km2 (66/sq mi)
• Pop 2016-2021	19.9%
• Dwellings	1,615
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J0V 1K0
Area code(s)	450 and 579
Highways	R-329
Website	www.cantondegore.qc.ca

Gore is a township municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located within the Argenteuil Regional County Municipality. Its main community is Lakefield.^{[ citation needed ]}

Geography

Located in the Laurentian Mountains, the township consists of rugged Canadian Shield with an elevation varying between 168 meters (551 ft) and 427 meters (1,401 ft). The terrain is characterized by forested mountains and numerous streams and lakes. Notable lakes include Barron, Hughes, Chevreuil, aux Oiseaux, Solar, Caroline, Evans, Dawson, Clark, Grace, Sugarloaf, Clair, and Carruthers; many of them have been entirely developed over the years, but there still remain many with little or no construction to date. ^[4]

The majority of its territory is covered by old-growth forests with a wide variety of species both deciduous and coniferous, such as birch, poplar, sugar maple, beech, white pine, fir, spruce, hemlock, and cedar. ^[4]

History

The Gore Township was established in 1840, named after Francis Gore (1769–1852), Lieutenant-Governor of Upper Canada from 1806 to 1811 and from 1815 to 1817. It was colonized by Scottish and Irish settlers, such as Robert Smith and James Stephenson. ^{[1] [5]}

In 1845, the Gore Municipality was formed, abolished two years later, and restored in 1855. In 1853 it had about 1000 inhabitants but this dropped to about 800 people ten years later, almost all of Irish origin. The Gore Post Office operated between 1898 and 1958. ^[1]

Demographics

Historical census populations – Gore, Quebec

Year	Pop.	±%
1976	410	—
1981	576	+40.5%
1986	706	+22.6%
1991	982	+39.1%
1996	1,133	+15.4%
2001	1,260	+11.2%
2006	1,540	+22.2%
2011	1,775	+15.3%
2016	1,904	+7.3%
2021	2,283	+19.9%
Source: Statistics Canada [6]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Gore had a population of 2,283 living in 1,124 of its 1,615 total private dwellings, a change of 19.9% from its 2016 population of 1,904. With a land area of 90.04 km² (34.76 sq mi), it had a population density of 25.4/km² (65.7/sq mi) in 2021. ^[7]

Canada census – Gore community profile

	2021	2016	2011
Population	2,283 (+19.9% from 2016)	1,904 (+7.3% from 2011)	1,775 (+15.3% from 2006)
Land area	90.04 km2 (34.76 sq mi)	92.68 km2 (35.78 sq mi)	92.91 km2 (35.87 sq mi)
Population density	25.4/km2 (66/sq mi)	20.5/km2 (53/sq mi)	19.1/km2 (49/sq mi)
Median age	54.8 (M: 54.8, F: 54.0)	52.6 (M: 52.6, F: 52.7)	49.3 (M: 49.1, F: 49.6)
Private dwellings	1,615 (total)  1,124 (occupied)	1,542 (total)	1,495 (total)
Median household income	$73,000	$61,184	$56,887

References: 2021 ^[8] 2016 ^[9] 2011 ^[10] earlier ^{[11] [12]}

Mother tongue (2021):

• English as first language: 17.8%
• French as first language: 76.8%
• English and French as first language: 2.2%
• Other as first language: 3.1%

Local government

Gore town hall and fire station

Gore federal election results ^[13]

Year		Liberal		Conservative		Bloc Québécois		New Democratic		Green
	2021	35%	337	14%	130	36%	341	7%	70	0%	0
	2019	32%	305	11%	103	42%	405	8%	75	5%	52

Gore provincial election results ^[14]

Year		CAQ		Liberal		QC solidaire		Parti Québécois
	2018	39%	391	22%	219	14%	138	17%	169
	2014	22%	215	40%	384	4%	41	32%	310

Gore forms part of the federal electoral district of Argenteuil—La Petite-Nation and has been represented by Stéphane Lauzon of the Liberal Party since 2015. Provincially, Gore is part of the Argenteuil electoral district and is represented by Agnès Grondin of the Coalition Avenir Québec since 2018.

List of former mayors:

• Ron Kelley (1997–2005)
• Scott Pearce (2005–present)

Education

The Commission scolaire de la Rivière-du-Nord (CSRDN) operates Francophone public schools: ^[15]

• École primaire Bellefeuille in Saint-Jérôme
• École secondaire Émilien-Frenette in Saint-Jérôme and École polyvalente Lavigne in Lachute

The Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board operates English-language public schools:

• Laurentian Elementary School in Lachute ^[16]
• Laurentian Regional High School in Lachute ^[17]

See also

• List of anglophone communities in Quebec
• List of township municipalities in Quebec

References

1. "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 25930". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
2. "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 76025". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
3. "Data table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Gore, Canton (Municipalité de) (CT) [Census subdivision], Quebec". 9 February 2022.
4. "Welcome to Gore Web Site". Canton de Gore. Retrieved 2009-03-09.
5. "Gore (canton)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2009-03-09.
6. 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census
7. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
8. "2021 Community Profiles". 2021 Canadian Census . Statistics Canada. February 4, 2022. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
9. "2016 Community Profiles". 2016 Canadian Census . Statistics Canada. August 12, 2021. Retrieved 2022-01-26.
10. "2011 Community Profiles". 2011 Canadian Census . Statistics Canada. March 21, 2019. Retrieved 2022-01-26.
11. "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census . Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
12. "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census . Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
13. "Official Voting Results Raw Data (poll by poll results in block 2887)". Elections Canada. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
14. "Official Voting Results by polling station (poll by poll results in block 2887)". Elections Québec. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
15. "Trouver une école ou un centre." Commission scolaire de la Rivière-du-Nord. Retrieved on September 24, 2017. For attendance boundary information, click "Par bassin d'école"
16. "LAURENTIAN ELEMENTARY ZONE Archived 2017-09-16 at the Wayback Machine ." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 16, 2017.
17. "LAURENTIAN REGIONAL HS ZONE Archived 2010-12-14 at the Wayback Machine ." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 4, 2017.

Further reading

• "Gore, Quebec (Code 2476025) Census Profile". 2011 census . Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.

External links

• Media related to Gore, Quebec at Wikimedia Commons