Melbourne & Brompton Gore, Quebec (1911 census)
Melbourne & Brompton Gore was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 1,597. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.565°N, 72.182°W.
Population
In 1911, Melbourne & Brompton Gore had a population of 1,597: 818 male and 779 female residents. Population density was 14.9 people per square mile.
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 1911
In the 1911 census, Melbourne & Brompton Gore shared boundaries with:
- Durham
- Durham S., VL
- Ely N.
- Ely S.
- Kingsbury, VL
- Melbourne, Village
- New Rockland, VL
- Orford
- St. Elie d'Orford
- St. François-Xavier
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 31 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 68,459 area in acres, 1,597 total population, 818 males in the population, 779 females in the population, 490 single (never-married) males, 456 single (never-married) females, 326 families, 293 married males, 283 married females, 106.97 area in square miles, 40 widowed females, 33 widowed males, 14.93 population per square mile, 2 males with marital status not given. 1,626 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 589 persons of French origin, 465 persons of British origin (English), 334 persons of British origin (Irish), 198 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 7 persons of British origin (other), 3 persons of German origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 685 Roman Catholics, 336 Anglicans (Church of England), 242 Presbyterians, 227 Methodists, 51 Congregationalists, 20 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 17 Baptists, 7 Adventists, 1 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 293 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC192008— 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 1911 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 (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/melbourne-brompton-gore-qc192008-1911/.