Granby, C, Quebec (1911 census)
Granby, C was a city in Quebec, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 4,750. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q141881. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.401°N, 72.725°W.
Population
In 1911, Granby, C had a population of 4,750: 2,307 male and 2,443 female residents. Population density was 5064.0 people per square mile.
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 1911
In the 1911 census, Granby, C shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 45 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 5,063.97 population per square mile, 4,750 total population, 2,443 females in the population, 2,307 males in the population, 1,463 single (never-married) females, 1,376 single (never-married) males, 927 families, 864 married males, 841 married females, 600 area in acres, 131 widowed females, 61 widowed males, 5 legally separated females, 4 males with marital status not given, 3 females with marital status not given, 2 legally separated males, 0.94 area in square miles. 3,773 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 3,666 persons of French origin, 506 persons of British origin (English), 307 persons of British origin (Irish), 198 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 18 persons of German origin, 16 persons of Dutch origin, 5 persons of Scandinavian origin, 5 persons of Swiss origin, 4 persons of Russian origin, 3 persons of British origin (other), 3 persons of Greek origin, 1 persons of Italian origin. 7 persons recorded under the 1911 official census category "Jewish" (origin/ethnicity, distinct from the V2T2 religion category "Jews"). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 3,855 Roman Catholics, 325 Anglicans (Church of England), 282 Congregationalists, 228 Methodists, 24 Presbyterians, 13 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 11 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 10 Baptists, 7 Jews, 3 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents, 1 Disciples of Christ, 1 Lutherans, 1 Protestants (general / no denomination specified). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 885 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC197013— 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 1911 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 (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/granby-c-qc197013-1911/.