Melbourne, Quebec

Melbourne
Township municipality
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 / 45.58; -72.17Coordinates: 45°35′N 72°10′W / 45.58°N 72.17°W / 45.58; -72.17[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Estrie
RCM Le Val-Saint-François
Constituted July 1, 1855
Government[2]
 • Mayor James Johnston
 • Federal riding Richmond—Arthabaska
 • Prov. riding Richmond
Area[2][3]
 • Total 173.70 km2 (67.07 sq mi)
 • Land 174.34 km2 (67.31 sq mi)
  There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources
Population (2011)[3]
 • Total 1,004
 • Density 5.8/km2 (15/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Decrease 8.3%
 • Dwellings 488
Time zone UTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s) J0B 2B0
Area code(s) 819
Highways
A-55
Route 116
Route 243
Website www.melbournecanton.ca

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

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. 1 2 Geographic code 42075 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
  3. 1 2 3 "(Code 2442075) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.
  4. ↑ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census


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