Melbourne, Quebec

For the former village of Melbourne (now part of Richmond), see Richmond, Quebec.

Melbourne
Township municipality
Location within Le Val-Saint-François RCM. Location within Le Val-Saint-François RCM.
Melbourne Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates:
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	174.34 km2 (67.31 sq mi)
	There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources
Population (2011)
• Total	1,004
• Density	5.8/km2 (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
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)

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

External links

• Canton de Melbourne (in French)

Upper Melbourne 1910