Gore, Quebec

Gore is a township municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec, located within the Argenteuil Regional County Municipality. Its main community is Lakefield.

For the 2014 film, see Gore, Quebec (film).
Gore
Township municipality
Location within Argenteuil RCM
Gore
Location in central Quebec
Coordinates: 45°46′N 74°15′W[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionLaurentides
RCMArgenteuil
Settled1840s
ConstitutedJuly 1, 1855
Named forFrancis Gore[1]
Government
[2]
 • MayorScott Pearce
 • Federal ridingArgenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel
 • Prov. ridingArgenteuil
Area
[2][3]
 • Total96.60 km2 (37.30 sq mi)
 • Land92.91 km2 (35.87 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[4]
 • Total1,904
 • Density20.5/km2 (53/sq mi)
 • Pop 2011-2016
 7.3%
 • Dwellings
1,542
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0V 1K0
Area code(s)450 and 579
Highways Route 329
Websitewww.cantondegore.qc.ca

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.[5]

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.[5]

History

Gore Township was initially formed from a "gore" or irregular piece of territory between existing seigniories. It was established as a township in 1840 and was colonized by Scottish and Irish settlers, such as Robert Smith and James Stephenson.[6][7]

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.[7]

Demographics
Gore town hall and fire station

Population trend:[8]

  • Population in 2011: 1775 (2006 to 2011 population change: 15.3%)
  • Population in 2006: 1540
  • Population in 2001: 1260
  • Population in 1996: 1133
  • Population in 1991: 982

Mother tongue (2016):

  • English as first language: 20.3%
  • French as first language: 74.4%
  • English and French as first language: 1.3%
  • Other as first language: 3.9%

Education

The Commission scolaire de la Rivière-du-Nord (CSRDN) operates Francophone public schools:[9]

  • 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:

See also

References
  1. Reference number 25930 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. Geographic code 76025 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
  3. "(Code 2476025) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.
  4. "(Code 2476025) Census Profile". 2016 census. Statistics Canada. 2017.
  5. "Welcome to Gore Web Site". Canton de Gore. Retrieved 2009-03-09.
  6. "Gore (canton)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2009-03-09.
  7. "Gore (Municipalité de canton)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Retrieved 2009-03-09.
  8. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  9. "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"
  10. "LAURENTIAN ELEMENTARY ZONE." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 16, 2017.
  11. "LAURENTIAN REGIONAL HS ZONE." Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board. Retrieved on September 4, 2017.
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