Melbourne, Quebec
Township municipality in Quebec, Canada
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Melbourne is a township municipality located in Le Val-Saint-François Regional County Municipality in the Estrie region of Quebec, Canada.
Demographics
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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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 (%) |
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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% |
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Notable people
- Marie-Claire Blais (1939–2021), writer and novelist
See also
References
- ^ "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
Media related to Melbourne, Quebec at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Township of Melbourne (in English)
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- Cleveland
- Melbourne
- Valcourt
- Regional County Municipalities in Estrie:
Coaticook - Le Granit
- Le Haut-Saint-François
- Le Val-Saint-François
- Les Sources
- Memphrémagog
- Independent Cities: Sherbrooke
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