Melbourne, Village, Quebec (1891 census)
Melbourne, Village was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 289. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3304955. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.658°N, 72.154°W.
Population
In 1891, Melbourne, Village had a population of 289: 136 male and 153 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 1891
In the 1891 census, Melbourne, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 77 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 289 total population, 153 females, 136 males, 97 married persons, 64 families, 49 married females, 48 married males, 22 widowed persons, 18 widowed females, 4.50 average size of families, 4 widowed males. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 170 single persons under 18, 86 single females under 18, 84 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 262 persons who are not French Canadian, 27 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 63 houses, 63 occupied houses, 49 houses of 1 story, 48 houses built of wood, 41 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 15 houses built of brick, 14 houses of 2 stories, 5 houses of 4 rooms, 4 houses of 5 rooms, 3 houses of 1 room, 3 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 3 houses of 2 rooms, 3 houses of over 15 rooms, 2 uninhabited houses, 1 houses of 3 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 1,090 bushels of potatoes, 1,075 pounds of homemade butter, 1,022 acres of land in farms, 825 bushels of oats, 661 bushels of turnips, 513 acres of improved land in farms, 509 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 324 tons of hay, 276 acres of farmland under crops, 256 acres of hay crops, 245 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 230 bushels of barley, 219 acres of farmland in pasture, 200 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 193 chickens, 101 bushels of buckwheat, 42 sheep, 38 horses aged over 3 years, 26 milk cows, 25 acres of oats, 25 bushels of spring wheat, 24 occupants of farms, 21 farm occupants who own their land, 18 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 15 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 15 swine, 11 swine slaughtered or sold, 10 bushels of beans, 8 turkeys, 7 acres of barley, 6 acres of potatoes, 6 other cattle, 6 other fowl, 6 sheep slaughtered or sold, 4 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 3 ducks, 3 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 2 acres of turnips, 2 acres of wheat, 2 farm occupants who rent their land, 2 geese, 2 oxen, 1 cattle killed or sold, 1 employees on farms, 1 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 1 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC182009— 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 1891 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 (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/melbourne-village-qc182009-1891/.