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Year: 1861  |  Province: Quebec  |  Wikidata: Q3304955

Melbourne, Quebec (1861 census)

Melbourne was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 1,621. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3304955. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.595°N, 72.176°W.

Population

In 1861, Melbourne had a population of 1,621: 847 male and 774 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.

Earlier boundary forms

Later boundary forms

Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861

In the 1861 census, Melbourne shared boundaries with:

Full census record, 1861

The 1861 census recorded 156 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.

Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 1,621 total population, 847 males, 774 females, Male members of the family who are present: 758, Female members of the family who are present: 713, 578 single males, 499 single females, 253 married males, 242 married females, 149 males attending school, 109 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 89, Females present who are not members of the family: 61, 33 widowed females, 30 male births, 18 female births, 16 widowed males, 11 adult females unable to read or write, 8 adult males unable to read or write, 1 lunatic females, 1 persons at sea. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T5.)

Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 111 single males aged 15 to 20, 105 females aged 5 to 10, 103 single males aged 20 to 30, 102 males aged 5 to 10, 100 single males aged 10 to 15, 96 single females aged 15 to 20, 91 single females aged 10 to 15, 79 single females aged 20 to 30, 66 married males aged 30 to 40, 61 married females aged 40 to 50, 60 married males aged 40 to 50, 57 married females aged 20 to 30, 56 married females aged 30 to 40, 43 married females aged 50 to 60, 42 married males aged 50 to 60, 40 married males aged 20 to 30, 30 married males aged 60 to 70, 25 females aged 1 to 2, 24 males aged 1 to 2, 24 males aged 3 to 4, 23 females aged 2 to 3, 22 females aged 4 to 5, 21 males aged 4 to 5, 20 females age 3 to 4, 19 married females aged 60 to 70, 18 males of unknown age, 17 males aged 2 to 3, 14 married males aged 70 to 80, 12 single males aged 30 to 40, 10 single males aged 40 to 50, 8 single females aged 40 to 50, 7 single females aged 30 to 40, 7 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 7 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 6 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 5 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 4 married females aged 15 to 20, 4 single males aged 60 to 70, 4 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 3 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 3 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 3 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 3 widowed males aged 80 to 90, 2 married females aged 70 to 80, 2 single females aged 50 to 60, 2 single males aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 2 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 1 females of unknown age, 1 married males aged 80 to 90, 1 single females aged 60 to 70, 1 single females aged 70 to 80. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)

Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 999 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 267 persons originating in Ireland, 138 persons originating in Scotland, 94 persons originating in England or Wales, 75 persons originating in the United States, 36 French Canadians, 6 persons originating in the East Indies, 3 persons originating in all other places, 1 persons originating in Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island, 1 persons originating in the West Indies. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)

Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $377,945 value farms (dollars), 88,582 pounds of homemade butter, $80,414 value all livestock, 52,647 pounds of maple sugar, 50,549 bushels of oats, 43,064 bushels of potatoes, 29,676 acres of land in farms, 22,857 bushels of turnips, $20,580 value horses aged over 3 years, $18,765 value farm implements in dollars, 16,760 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 12,916 acres of farmland under cultivation, 10,933 bushels of buckwheat, 8,943 pounds of wool produced on farms, 7,562 acres of farmland under crops, 5,326 acres of farmland in pasture, 4,957 bushels of spring wheat, 3,554 tons of hay, 3,380 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 2,720 bushels of barley, 2,220 sheep, 1,893 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 1,499 acres of oats, 1,103 calves and heifers, 1,101 milk cows, 982 bushels of carrots, 534 bushels of rye, 519 bushels of corn, 420 bushels of peas, 328 horses aged over 3 years, 306 acres of potatoes, 296 swine, 290 occupants of farms, 270 acres of spring wheat, 254 bulls, oxen, or steers, 227 barrels of pork, 134 acres of barley, 129 horses aged 3 years and under, 127 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 125 barrels of beef, 101 bushels of beans, 80 pounds of flax or hemp, 78 acres of turnips, 75 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 69 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 40 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 33 acres of buckwheat, 31 acres of peas, 31 acres of rye, 28 acres of farmland in gardens, 19 acres of corn, 13 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 10 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 6 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 1 acres of mangel wurtzel. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)

Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $7,641 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 4,074 yards of flannel, 657 yards of fulled cloth, 276 carriages for pleasure, $180 value carriages for hire (dollars), 36 yards of linen, 5 carriages for hire. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)

Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 7 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 4, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 3, Deaths in the past year among males aged 10 to 15: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 30 to 40: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 80 to 90: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 80 to 90: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)

Identifiers

Sources

Census tabulations from the 1861 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, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/melbourne-qc044004-1861/.