How it began
From 1855: Gore’s first milestones
Gore is named after Francis Gore, british colonial administrator. For the municipality of Gore itself, Wikidata records July 1, 1855, a date that can be a founding as much as a merger.
Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 4.00historic places on the registers
History of Gore · Canada’s heritage registers
Behind the name Gore: Francis Gore
Within 25 km of Gore there are 21 designated places; Canadian Pacific Railway Station, Lachute, Quebec, at 12 km, is the closest. Look 20 km away, to Saint-Jérôme, for the nearest place of the highest designation.
Historic places within 25 km
21
8 of the highest designation
Nearest historic place
12 km
Canadian Pacific Railway Station, Lachute, Quebec
Homes built before 1961
15%
typical town: 18%
Born here before 1914
1
the earliest in 1864
The age of the area
Around Gore, within 25 km, the dated heritage reaches back to 1800
Places as far as 25 km from Gore, not in it, dated by the first construction year on their records.
British North America 1760–186611
After Confederation 1867–19137
Wars and Depression 1914–19452
Since 1946 1946 on0
20 places within 25 km carry a construction date. 11 go back before 1867. The earliest is Maison Barclay in Saint-André-d'Argenteuil, begun in 1800.
Around the town
Gore’s area holds 8 top-tier places within 25 km
“Canadian Pacific Railway Station, Lachute, Quebec” in Lachute is the nearest, 12 km away. All told, 21 places are within 25 km. Their towns number 8: Saint-Jérôme, Saint-André-d'Argenteuil and Lachute first.
The 12 nearest, within 25 km
| Canadian Pacific Railway Station, Lachute, QuebecHeritage Railway Station · 1929–1930 · 12 km away, in Lachute |
| Édifice centenaire de la municipalité régionale de comté d'ArgenteuilMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1887 · 12 km away, in Lachute |
| Site du patrimoine de Saint-Sauveur-des-MontsCited heritage site (Québec) · 18 km away, in Saint-Sauveur |
| Chapelle du cimetière de Saint-JérômeMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1887 · 19 km away, in Saint-Jérôme |
| Domaine de Belle-RivièreClassified heritage building (Québec) · 1804 · 19 km away, in Mirabel |
| Maison Joseph-ThibodeauMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1844–1855 · 20 km away, in Piedmont |
| Hôtel de ville de Saint-JérômeMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1874 · 21 km away, in Saint-Jérôme |
| Maison PrévostMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1891 · 21 km away, in Saint-Jérôme |
| Laurentides Museum of Contemporary ArtClassified heritage building (Québec) · 1922–1924 · 21 km away, in Saint-Jérôme |
| Presbytère de Saint-JérômeMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1895 · 21 km away, in Saint-Jérôme |
| Cathedral of St Jerome, Saint-JérômeMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1897–1900 · 21 km away, in Saint-Jérôme |
| Canadian Pacific Railway Station, Saint-Jérôme, QuebecHeritage Railway Station · 1897–1898 · 21 km away, in Saint-Jérôme |
Homes by age
New homes stand out in Gore: 12% from 2016–21, where most towns have 4.1%
Over half of the homes in Gore were already standing by 2001. Gore has an unusual share of homes built from 2001 to 2015: 28%, where most towns have 15%. Homes from before 1961 are 15% of Gore’s housing, about the typical 18%.
15%
Before 1961
24%
1961–80
20%
1981–2000
28%
2001–15
12%
2016–21
GoreTypical town
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
Towns its size
How Gore compares with 16 towns its size
Towns of 2,700 to 2,800 residents, by places on the registers.
Gore0
Only Victoria County, Subdivision A, Little Current and Wakefield have more. Their median is 0. For 13, the registers list nothing.
Neighbours
Gore and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gore | 2,756 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Mille-Isles | 1,886 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Lachute | 15,469 | 2 | 0 | 1887 |
| Saint-Colomban | 19,080 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Brownsburg-Chatham | 8,466 | 1 | 0 | 1836 |
| Morin-Heights | 5,086 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Sainte-Anne-des-Lacs | 4,080 | 0 | 0 | — |
In brief
Gore in brief
Few of its homes are old, 15% before 1961, against 18% in the typical town. Most towns its size have more historic places: the typical one has 0. Beyond that, Robert Rogers (1864) is its person of the past on the record.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The grade. History is described, not graded, for every Canadian town.
- People and events. Persons of national historic significance come with no location; a town gets one only by birthplace (name and both life years agreeing) or by one of its own places that bears the name and whose record tells the story. Events, which can’t be tied, are left out.
- The tiers. Three tiers: the top for National Historic Sites, classified federal buildings and Québec’s classements, a second for the other federal designations, a third for provincial and municipal listings.
- Protection. Here the register is also the protection: classement and citation under Québec’s cultural heritage law control changes, while federal recognition does not.
- The federal register. Federal places come from Parks Canada’s directory, which counts National Historic Sites, federal heritage buildings, stations and lighthouses; their statements are the register’s own.
- Québec’s register. Québec is the one province whose register is open: classements, declarations and municipal citations, described by the ministry in French.
Questions about Gore’s history
How many historic places does Gore have on the registers?
None within Gore itself; the nearest is 12 km off: Canadian Pacific Railway Station, Lachute, Quebec, in Lachute.
How old are the homes in Gore?
Before 1961: 15% of its homes; the typical town has 18%.
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada (Parks Canada).
Sources: Parks Canada, Directory of Federal Heritage Designations · Canadian Register of Historic Places (federal extract) · Wikidata (CC0) for map points, other names and articles · Statistics Canada, 2021 Census (homes by period of construction). Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).