Melbourne is a township municipality located in Le Val-Saint-François Regional County Municipality in the Estrie region of Quebec, Canada.
Melbourne | |
|---|---|
 Town hall | |
 Location within Le Val-Saint-François RCM | |
  Melbourne Location in southern Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 45°35′N 72°10′W / 45.58°N 72.17°W[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Estrie |
| RCM | Le Val-Saint-François |
| Constituted | July 1, 1855 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | James Johnston |
| • Federal riding | Richmond—Arthabaska |
| • Prov. riding | Richmond |
| Area | |
• Total | 173.70 km2 (67.07 sq mi) |
| • Land | 174.06 km2 (67.20 sq mi) |
| There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources | |
| Population (2016)[3] | |
• Total | 1,063 |
| • Density | 6.1/km2 (16/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2011-2016 |  8.6% |
| • Dwellings | 504 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code | 819 |
Highways  A-55 |  R-116  R-243 |
| Website | www |
The village was founded by Irish immigrants from New England after the famine in Ireland. These settlers, who arrived around 1860, decided to try their luck here, because these lands were still available, accessible, open and cultivable. The name Melbourne comes from the name of an English city in Derbyshire and Hampshire.
Demographics
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1,055 | — |
| 1996 | 977 | −7.4% |
| 2001 | 951 | −2.7% |
| 2006 | 1,095 | +15.1% |
| 2011 | 1,004 | −8.3% |
| 2016 | 1,063 | +5.9% |
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Melbourne had a population of 1,096 living in 439 of its 494 total private dwellings, a change of 3.1% from its 2016 population of 1,063. With a land area of 173.93 km2 (67.15 sq mi), it had a population density of 6.3/km2 (16.3/sq mi) in 2021.[5]
Mother tongue (2011)[6]
| Language | Population | Pct (%) |
|---|---|---|
| French only | 690 | 68.0% |
| English only | 280 | 27.6% |
| English and French | 15 | 1.5% |
| Non-official languages | 15 | 1.5% |
| French and non-official language | 5 | 0.5% |
| English and non-official language | 5 | 0.5% |
| English, French and non-official language | 5 | 0.5% |
Notable people
edit- Marie-Claire Blais (1939–2021), writer and novelist
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 40419". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 42075". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
- ^ a b "Census Profile, 2016 Census - Melbourne, Canton (Municipalité de) [Census subdivision], Quebec and Saint-Raymond [Population centre], Quebec". 8 February 2017.
- ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016 census
- ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
- ^ "Melbourne, Quebec (Code 2442075) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
External links
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Media related to Melbourne, Quebec at Wikimedia Commons- Municipality of Township of Melbourne (in English)
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