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 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 density was 428.1 people per square mile.
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 53 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 61 |
| Number of families | 61 |
| Number of females | 158 |
| Number of males | 147 |
| Number of married females | 50 |
| Number of married males | 49 |
| Number of married persons | 99 |
| Number of widowed females | 11 |
| Number of widowed males | 7 |
| Number of widowed persons | 18 |
| POP TOT | 305 |
| Total population | 305 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 97 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 91 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 188 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 61 |
| Number of occupied houses | 61 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 7 |
Agriculture (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 122 |
| Acres of potatoes | 10 |
| BAR BU | 70 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 70 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 50 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 51 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 330 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 374 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 19 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 765 |
| BWT BU | 50 |
| CRN BU | 51 |
| HAY AC | 122 |
| HAY TONS | 212 |
| OAT BU | 330 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 19 |
| POT AC | 10 |
| POT BU | 765 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 212 |
Other recorded variables (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 97 |
| C UNMD M | 91 |
| C UNMD TOT | 188 |
| D OCC | 61 |
| FEMALE | 158 |
| H INHAB | 61 |
| H UNINH | 7 |
| MALE | 147 |
| MD F | 50 |
| MD M | 49 |
| MD TOT | 99 |
| NUMBER CD | 53 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 374 |
| WID F | 11 |
| WID M | 7 |
| WID TOT | 18 |
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: 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 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/.