Melbourne & Brompton Gore, Quebec (1921 census)
Melbourne & Brompton Gore was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 1,784. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.565°N, 72.182°W.
Population
In 1921, Melbourne & Brompton Gore had a population of 1,784: 917 male and 867 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 1,626 |
| 1911 | 1,597 |
| 1921 | 1,784 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Melbourne & Brompton Gore shared boundaries with:
- Durham
- Durham S. (St. Fulgence)
- Ely N.
- Ely S.
- Kingsbury, VL
- Melbourne, Village
- New Rockland, VL
- Orford
- St. Elie d'Orford
- St. François-Xavier
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 34 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 1,784 total population, 917 males in the population, 867 females in the population, 850 males born in Canada, 821 females born in Canada, 48 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 28 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 19 males born outside the British Empire, 18 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 801 persons of French origin, 371 persons of British origin (English), 351 persons of British origin (Irish), 209 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 25 persons of British origin (other), 6 persons of German origin, 4 persons of Polish origin, 2 persons of Greek origin, 1 persons of Belgian origin, 1 persons of Italian origin, 1 persons of other European origin. 6 persons recorded under the 1921 official census category "Hebrew" (origin/ethnicity); now described as Jewish origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 897 Roman Catholics, 300 Anglicans (Church of England), 246 Presbyterians, 226 Methodists, 67 Congregationalists, 16 Baptists, 13 Adventists, 6 Jews, 6 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 4 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 3 Lutherans, 2 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 2 Protestants (general / no denomination specified). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC083003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC083003_1901— 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 1921 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, Quebec (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/melbourne-brompton-gore-qc083003-1921/.