Melbourne, Quebec

Melbourne
Township municipality
Location within Le Val-Saint-François RCM.
Melbourne Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 45°35′N 72°10′W / 45.583°N 72.167°WCoordinates: 45°35′N 72°10′W / 45.583°N 72.167°W[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 km^2 (67.07 sq mi)
• Land	174.34 km^2 (67.31 sq mi)
	There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources
Population (2011)[3]
• Total	1,004
• Density	5.8/km^2 (15/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	8.3%
• Dwellings	488
Time zone	EST (UTC−5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC−4)
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.

Demographics

Population

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

See also

• List of township municipalities in Quebec

References

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

External links

• Canton de Melbourne (in French)