Melbourne, Village, Quebec (1871 census)
Melbourne, Village was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 270. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3304955. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.658°N, 72.154°W.
Population
In 1871, Melbourne, Village had a population of 270: 134 male and 136 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 1871
In the 1871 census, Melbourne, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 17 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 270 total population, 136 females, 134 males, 81 married persons, 53 families, 41 married males, 40 married females, 13 widowed persons, 8 widowed females, 5 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 176 single persons under 18, 88 single females under 18, 88 single males under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 53 inhabited houses, 53 occupied houses, 2 uninhabited houses, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC138003— 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 1871 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 (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/melbourne-village-qc138003-1871/.