Melbourne, Brompton, Gore and New Rockland, Village, Quebec (1891 census)
Melbourne, Brompton, Gore and New Rockland, Village was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,467. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.567°N, 72.182°W.
Population
In 1891, Melbourne, Brompton, Gore and New Rockland, Village had a population of 2,467: 1,315 male and 1,152 female residents.
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained New Rockland, VL, 1901 (1.6% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Kingsbury, VL, 1901 (0.9% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Melbourne, Brompton, Gore and New Rockland, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 86 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 2,467 total population, 1,315 males, 1,152 females, 875 married persons, 469 families, 440 married females, 435 married males, 98 widowed persons, 56 widowed females, 42 widowed males, 5.30 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,494 single persons under 18, 838 single males under 18, 656 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,748 persons who are not French Canadian, 719 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 455 occupied houses, 449 houses, 426 houses built of wood, 424 houses of 1 story, 203 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 75 houses of 4 rooms, 69 uninhabited houses, 58 houses of 5 rooms, 42 houses of 3 rooms, 41 houses of 2 rooms, 26 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 25 houses of 2 stories, 22 houses built of brick, 6 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 6 houses under construction, 3 houses of over 15 rooms, 1 houses built of stone, 1 houses of 1 room. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 69,338 pounds of homemade butter, 47,538 acres of land in farms, 37,684 bushels of potatoes, 29,710 bushels of oats, 26,737 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 20,801 acres of improved land in farms, 10,647 acres of farmland in pasture, 9,891 acres of farmland under crops, 9,758 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 7,976 tons of hay, 7,903 bushels of turnips, 7,169 bushels of buckwheat, 6,967 bushels of barley, 6,806 acres of hay crops, 5,181 chickens, 3,921 bushels of spring wheat, 1,963 sheep, 1,655 milk cows, 1,461 acres of oats, 1,380 sheep slaughtered or sold, 1,299 other cattle, 767 swine slaughtered or sold, 719 cattle killed or sold, 645 swine, 642 horses aged over 3 years, 500 bushels of rye, 407 occupants of farms, 367 bushels of beans, 346 bushels of corn, 329 acres of barley, 329 farm occupants who own their land, 273 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 263 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 257 acres of wheat, 256 acres of potatoes, 207 horses aged 3 years and under, 147 bushels of peas, 117 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 109 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 101 geese, 100 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 89 oxen, 81 ducks, 78 farm occupants who rent their land, 75 turkeys, 55 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 47 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, Capacity of silos (tons): 40, 39 acres of turnips, 34 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 30 other fowl, 6 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC182008— 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 1891 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 (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/melbourne-brompton-gore-and-new-rockland-village-qc182008-1891/.