Gore, Quebec

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

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]}

Gore
Township municipality
Location within Argenteuil RCM
Gore Location in central Quebec
Coordinates: 45°46′N 74°15′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Laurentides
RCM	Argenteuil
Settled	1840s
Constituted	July 1, 1855
Named after	Francis Gore[1]
Government [2]
• Mayor	Scott Pearce
• Federal riding	Les Pays-d'en-Haut
• 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 codes	450 and 579
Highways	R-329
Website	www.cantondegore.qc.ca

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][4]

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]

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]

Demographics

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.^[3]

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^[6] 2016^[7] 2011^[8]

Historical census populations – Gore, Quebec

Year Pop. ±% 1861 793 —     1871 717 −9.6% 1881 636 −11.3% 1891 533 −16.2% 1901 447 −16.1% 1911 377 −15.7% 1921 304 −19.4% 1931 267 −12.2%	Year Pop. ±% 1941 266 −0.4% 1951 187 −29.7% 1956 157 −16.0% 1961 150 −4.5% 1966 176 +17.3% 1971 257 +46.0% 1976 410 +59.5% 1981 576 +40.5%	Year Pop. ±% 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[3][9]

Mother tongue (2021):^[3]

• 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%

Government

Gore town hall and fire station

Due to the 2022 Canadian federal electoral redistribution, Gore was redistricted to the new riding of Les Pays-d'en-Haut, which is represented by Tim Watchorn of the Liberal Party since 2025. Before that, Gore formed part of the federal electoral district of Argenteuil—La Petite-Nation and was represented by Stéphane Lauzon of the Liberal Party between 2015 and 2025. Provincially, Gore is part of the Argenteuil electoral district and is represented by Agnès Grondin of the Coalition Avenir Québec since 2018.

Gore federal election results^[10]

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
	2015	38%	264	9%	62	25%	174	25%	174	3%	21
	2011	14%	100	11%	77	25%	172	46%	317	4%	26
	2008	15%	97	31%	202	40%	263	9%	58	5%	34
	2006	20%	105	22%	119	42%	227	9%	50	7%	36
	2004	38%	191	8%	41	44%	221	4%	22	10%	48

Gore provincial election results^[11]

Year		CAQ		Liberal		QC solidaire		Parti Québécois
	2022	35%	333	14%	134	11%	102	19%	179
	2018	39%	391	22%	219	14%	138	17%	169
	2014	22%	215	40%	384	4%	41	32%	310
	2012	23%	182	31%	246	3%	23	41%	329

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:^[12]

• 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^[13]
• Laurentian Regional High School in Lachute^[14]

See also

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