Melbourne, Quebec

Melbourne is a township municipality located in Le Val-Saint-François Regional County Municipality in the Estrie region of Quebec, Canada.

For the former village of Melbourne (now part of Richmond), see Richmond, Quebec.
Melbourne
Township municipality
Town hall
Location within Le Val-Saint-François RCM
Melbourne
Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 45.58°N 72.17°W / 45.58; -72.17[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionEstrie
RCMLe Val-Saint-François
ConstitutedJuly 1, 1855
Government
 • MayorJames Johnston
 • Federal ridingRichmond—Arthabaska
 • Prov. ridingRichmond
Area
 • Total173.70 km2 (67.07 sq mi)
 • Land174.34 km2 (67.31 sq mi)
 There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources
Population
 (2011)[3]
 • Total1,004
 • Density5.8/km2 (15/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011
 8.3%
 • Dwellings
488
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0B 2B0
Area code(s)819
Highways
A-55
Route 116
Route 243
Websitewww.melbournecanton.ca

Demographics

Population
Historical Census Data - Melbourne, Quebec[4]
YearPop.±%
1991 1,055—    
1996 977−7.4%
2001 951−2.7%
2006 1,095+15.1%
2011 1,004−8.3%

Language

Mother tongue (2011)[3]

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%
Upper Melbourne 1910

See also

References
  1. Reference number 40419 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. Geographic code 42075 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
  3. "(Code 2442075) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.
  4. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census


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