Melbourne, Brompton, Gore and New Rockland, Village, Quebec (1881 census)
Melbourne, Brompton, Gore and New Rockland, Village was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,396. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.567°N, 72.182°W.
Population
In 1881, Melbourne, Brompton, Gore and New Rockland, Village had a population of 2,396: 1,239 male and 1,157 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,290 |
| 1881 | 2,396 |
| 1891 | 2,467 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Melbourne, Brompton, Gore and New Rockland, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 2,396 total population, 1,239 males, 1,157 females, 776 married persons, 441 families, 391 married males, 385 married females, 84 widowed persons, 52 widowed females, 32 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,536 single persons under 18, 816 single males under 18, 720 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 409 inhabited houses, 409 occupied houses, 33 uninhabited houses, 6 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 35,591 bushels of oats, 29,011 bushels of potatoes, 15,321 bushels of turnips, 8,027 tons of hay, 6,989 acres of hay crops, 5,390 bushels of buckwheat, 4,956 bushels of spring wheat, 2,966 bushels of barley, 1,860 bushels of other root crops, 774 bushels of corn, 532 bushels of peas and beans, 323 acres of wheat, 289 acres of potatoes, 60 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 51 bushels of rye. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 2,396 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC053011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC182008— 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). "Melbourne, Brompton, Gore and New Rockland, Village, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/melbourne-brompton-gore-and-new-rockland-village-qc053011-1881/.