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 49 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 53 |
| Number of females | 136 |
| Number of males | 134 |
| Number of married females | 40 |
| Number of married males | 41 |
| Number of married persons | 81 |
| Number of widowed females | 8 |
| Number of widowed males | 5 |
| Number of widowed persons | 13 |
| Total population | 270 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 88 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 88 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 176 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 53 |
| Number of occupied houses | 53 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 2 |
Agriculture (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 17 |
| BWT BU | 42 |
| CRN BU | 28 |
| HAY AC | 79 |
| HAY TONS | 102 |
| OAT BU | 310 |
| PEA BU | 1 |
| POT AC | 11 |
| POT BU | 1,517 |
| RYE BU | 2 |
Other recorded variables (22 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BEING BUILT | 1 |
| BEN BU | 3 |
| CD | 138 |
| CSD | 3 |
| FAMILIES | 53 |
| FEMALE | 136 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 53 |
| INHABITED | 53 |
| MALE | 134 |
| MARRIED F | 40 |
| MARRIED M | 41 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 81 |
| POPULATION | 270 |
| ROOT BU | 25 |
| SINGLE F | 88 |
| SINGLE M | 88 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 176 |
| TUR BU | 50 |
| UNINHABITED | 2 |
| WIDOWED F | 8 |
| WIDOWED M | 5 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 13 |
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
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/.