Melbourne, Village, Quebec (1881 census)
Melbourne, Village was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 305. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3304955. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.658°N, 72.154°W.
Population
In 1881, Melbourne, Village had a population of 305: 147 male and 158 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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Melbourne, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 26 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 305 total population, 158 females, 147 males, 99 married persons, 61 families, 50 married females, 49 married males, 18 widowed persons, 11 widowed females, 7 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 188 single persons under 18, 97 single females under 18, 91 single males under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 61 inhabited houses, 61 occupied houses, 7 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 765 bushels of potatoes, 374 bushels of other root crops, 330 bushels of oats, 212 tons of hay, 122 acres of hay crops, 70 bushels of barley, 51 bushels of corn, 50 bushels of buckwheat, 19 bushels of peas and beans, 10 acres of potatoes. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 306 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC053005— 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 1881 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 (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/melbourne-village-qc053005-1881/.