Granby, C, Quebec (1921 census)
Granby, C was a city in Quebec, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 6,785. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q141881. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.401°N, 72.725°W.
Population
In 1921, Granby, C had a population of 6,785: 3,329 male and 3,456 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 4,750 |
| 1921 | 6,785 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Granby, C shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 36 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 6,785 total population, 3,456 females in the population, 3,329 males in the population, 3,292 females born in Canada, 3,143 males born in Canada, 141 males born outside the British Empire, 130 females born outside the British Empire, 45 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 34 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 5,749 persons of French origin, 774 persons of British origin (English), 121 persons of British origin (Irish), 73 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 9 persons of Chinese or Japanese origin, 7 persons of Dutch origin, 6 persons of Greek origin, 6 persons of Syrian origin, 3 persons of Scandinavian origin, 2 persons of German origin, 1 persons of British origin (other), 1 persons of other European origin, 1 persons of Polish origin. 26 persons recorded under the 1921 official census category "Hebrew" (origin/ethnicity); now described as Jewish origin. 5 persons recorded under the 1911/1921 official census category "Negro"; refers to people of African descent. Term is now considered offensive and is preserved here only as the historical source label. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 5,884 Roman Catholics, 338 Anglicans (Church of England), 241 Methodists, 223 Congregationalists, 44 Presbyterians, 26 Jews, 11 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 7 adherents of Eastern religions, 5 Baptists, 4 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 2 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 1 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27; V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC087013— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC087013— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q141881
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Granby,_Quebec
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Granby_(Qu%C3%A9bec)
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1921 Census of Canada, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project, hosted at the HGIS Lab, University of Saskatchewan. Persistent place identity computed from spatial-overlap chains across all available census years (1851–1921). Identity grounding to Wikidata performed via the HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph project's MCP-assisted disambiguation pipeline. See the About / Methodology page for the full data pipeline.
Cite this page
Clifford, J. (2026). "Granby, C, Quebec (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/granby-c-qc087013-1921/.