Melbourne, Village, Quebec (1861 census)
Melbourne, Village was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 243. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3304955. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.658°N, 72.154°W.
Population
In 1861, Melbourne, Village had a population of 243: 116 male and 127 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 243 |
| 1871 | 270 |
| 1881 | 305 |
| 1891 | 289 |
| 1901 | 224 |
| 1911 | 314 |
| 1921 | 340 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
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
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Melbourne & Gore of Brompton, 1851 (0.7% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Melbourne, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 115 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 243 total population, 127 females, 116 males, Female members of the family who are present: 110, Male members of the family who are present: 102, 84 single females, 74 single males, 41 married males, 40 married females, 18 females attending school, Females present who are not members of the family: 17, Males present who are not members of the family: 14, 8 males attending school, 4 female births, 4 male births, 3 widowed females, 1 widowed males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 21 males aged 5 to 10, 16 single females aged 15 to 20, 15 single males aged 20 to 30, 14 females aged 5 to 10, 14 married females aged 20 to 30, 12 married males aged 20 to 30, 12 single females aged 20 to 30, 12 single males aged 15 to 20, 11 single females aged 10 to 15, 10 married females aged 30 to 40, 10 married males aged 40 to 50, 9 married females aged 40 to 50, 9 married males aged 30 to 40, 7 single males aged 10 to 15, 6 females aged 1 to 2, 5 males aged 3 to 4, 5 single females aged 40 to 50, 4 females aged 4 to 5, 4 married females aged 50 to 60, 4 married males aged 60 to 70, 4 single females aged 30 to 40, 3 females aged 2 to 3, 3 married females aged 60 to 70, 3 married males aged 50 to 60, 3 married males aged 70 to 80, 2 females age 3 to 4, 2 males aged 1 to 2, 2 males aged 2 to 3, 2 single females aged 60 to 70, 2 single males aged 40 to 50, 2 single males aged 60 to 70, 1 males aged 4 to 5, 1 single females aged 70 to 80, 1 single males aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 1 widowed males aged 40 to 50. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 163 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 25 persons originating in Ireland, 23 persons originating in England or Wales, 17 persons originating in Scotland, 15 persons originating in the United States. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $16,400 value farms (dollars), $4,786 value all livestock, 1,260 pounds of homemade butter, 980 bushels of oats, 950 bushels of turnips, 720 pounds of maple sugar, $720 value farm implements in dollars, $520 value horses aged over 3 years, 470 bushels of potatoes, 336 acres of land in farms, 314 bushels of buckwheat, 304 acres of farmland under cultivation, 225 pounds of wool produced on farms, 173 acres of farmland under crops, 131 acres of farmland in pasture, 101 bushels of corn, 75 tons of hay, 50 bushels of carrots, 40 bushels of rye, 39 sheep, 32 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 32 milk cows, 31 horses aged over 3 years, 29 bushels of barley, 28 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 22 acres of oats, 17 bulls, oxen, or steers, 17 calves and heifers, 15 acres of corn, $15 value garden and orchard crops, 11 acres of buckwheat, 6 barrels of pork, 5 bushels of beans, 5 occupants of farms, 4 horses aged 3 years and under, 3 acres of potatoes, 3 acres of turnips, 3 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 3 swine, 2 acres of barley, 2 acres of rye, 2 barrels of beef, 1 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 1 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $982 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), $370 value carriages for hire (dollars), 30 yards of flannel, 29 carriages for pleasure, 10 carriages for hire. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 3 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 20 to 30: 1, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 40 to 50: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC044005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC083016— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3304955
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melbourne,_Quebec
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melbourne_(Qu%C3%A9bec)
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, Village, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/melbourne-village-qc044005-1861/.