Melbourne, Village, Quebec (1921 census)
Melbourne, Village was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 340. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3304955. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.658°N, 72.154°W.
Population
In 1921, Melbourne, Village had a population of 340: 153 male and 187 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 1921
In the 1921 census, Melbourne, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 22 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 340 total population, 187 females in the population, 153 females born in Canada, 153 males in the population, 122 males born in Canada, 29 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 24 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 7 males born outside the British Empire, 5 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 115 persons of British origin (English), 79 persons of French origin, 76 persons of British origin (Irish), 59 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 7 persons of British origin (other), 3 persons of Dutch origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 86 Roman Catholics, 84 Anglicans (Church of England), 74 Congregationalists, 49 Methodists, 46 Presbyterians, 1 Baptists, 1 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC083016— 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 1921 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 (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/melbourne-village-qc083016-1921/.