Melbourne, Village, Quebec (1911 census)
Melbourne, Village was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 314. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3304955. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.658°N, 72.154°W.
Population
In 1911, Melbourne, Village had a population of 314: 129 male and 185 female residents. Population density was 502.4 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 1911
In the 1911 census, Melbourne, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 28 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 502.40 population per square mile, 400 area in acres, 314 total population, 185 females in the population, 129 males in the population, 103 single (never-married) females, 79 families, 69 single (never-married) males, 57 married males, 56 married females, 25 widowed females, 3 widowed males, 1 females with marital status not given, 0.62 area in square miles. 224 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 117 persons of British origin (English), 74 persons of French origin, 56 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 40 persons of British origin (Irish), 11 persons of British origin (other), 4 persons of Dutch origin. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 92 Roman Catholics, 73 Anglicans (Church of England), 64 Methodists, 50 Congregationalists, 33 Presbyterians, 12 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 79 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC192034— 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 1911 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 (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/melbourne-village-qc192034-1911/.