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Year: 1861  |  Province: Quebec  |  Wikidata: Q3113418

Granby, Quebec (1861 census)

Granby was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 2,571. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3113418. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.382°N, 72.753°W.

Population

In 1861, Granby had a population of 2,571: 1,289 male and 1,282 female residents.

Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)

Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.

Later boundary forms

Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861

In the 1861 census, Granby shared boundaries with:

Full census record, 1861

The 1861 census recorded 155 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.

Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 2,571 total population, 1,289 males, 1,282 females, Female members of the family who are present: 1,257, Male members of the family who are present: 1,251, 921 single males, 877 single females, 396 males attending school, 381 females attending school, 360 married females, 355 married males, 46 female births, 45 widowed females, Males present who are not members of the family: 38, 37 male births, Females present who are not members of the family: 25, 13 widowed males, 3 adult males unable to read or write, 3 lunatic males, 2 adult females unable to read or write, 1 deaf and dumb males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)

Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 215 males aged 5 to 10, 204 females aged 5 to 10, 189 single males aged 10 to 15, 184 single females aged 10 to 15, 143 single males aged 15 to 20, 133 single females aged 15 to 20, 128 married females aged 30 to 40, 126 single males aged 20 to 30, 108 single females aged 20 to 30, 106 married males aged 30 to 40, 99 married males aged 40 to 50, 81 married females aged 20 to 30, 78 married females aged 40 to 50, 60 married males aged 50 to 60, 57 married males aged 20 to 30, 47 males aged 3 to 4, 44 females age 3 to 4, 43 females aged 1 to 2, 43 males aged 1 to 2, 41 males aged 4 to 5, 38 married females aged 50 to 60, 37 females aged 2 to 3, 35 females aged 4 to 5, 27 single males aged 30 to 40, 26 males aged 2 to 3, 25 single females aged 30 to 40, 22 married males aged 60 to 70, 19 married females aged 15 to 20, 12 married females aged 60 to 70, 11 single females aged 40 to 50, 10 single males aged 40 to 50, 10 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 9 married males aged 70 to 80, 9 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 7 single males aged 50 to 60, 7 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 6 single males aged 60 to 70, 6 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 6 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 5 widowed females aged 80 to 90, 4 married females aged 70 to 80, 4 single males aged 70 to 80, 4 widowed males aged 70 to 80, 3 single females aged 60 to 70, 3 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 3 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 2 single females aged 50 to 60, 2 widowed females aged 20 to 30, 1 married males aged 15 to 20, 1 married males aged 90 to 100, 1 single females aged 70 to 80, 1 single females aged 80 to 90, 1 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed males aged 80 to 90. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)

Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 1,480 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 996 French Canadians, 70 persons originating in Ireland, 16 persons originating in the United States, 5 persons originating in England or Wales, 4 persons originating in Scotland. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)

Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $417,450 value farms (dollars), 94,700 pounds of homemade butter, $66,698 value all livestock, 39,690 bushels of potatoes, 36,480 pounds of maple sugar, 35,253 acres of land in farms, 31,000 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 27,097 bushels of oats, 23,972 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, $20,280 value horses aged over 3 years, $14,167 value farm implements in dollars, 11,281 acres of farmland under cultivation, 8,194 bushels of spring wheat, 7,734 bushels of buckwheat, 7,705 bushels of corn, 6,543 pounds of wool produced on farms, 6,376 acres of farmland under crops, $6,373 value garden and orchard crops, 4,635 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,973 bushels of peas, 3,097 tons of hay, 1,641 sheep, 1,534 milk cows, 1,445 bushels of carrots, 1,005 acres of oats, 970 bushels of turnips, 920 calves and heifers, 813 acres of potatoes, 746 horses aged over 3 years, 519 acres of spring wheat, 423 swine, 420 gallons of cider, 395 occupants of farms, 378 bushels of barley, 302 acres of corn, 299 acres of buckwheat, 285 acres of peas, 278 barrels of beef, 270 acres of farmland in gardens, 248 bulls, oxen, or steers, 215 bushels of beans, 154 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 140 pounds of hops, 137 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 114 horses aged 3 years and under, 112 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 100 bushels of mangel wurtzel, 89 bushels of rye, 66 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 19 acres of barley, 16 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 12 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 10 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 5 acres of rye, 5 acres of turnips, 2 acres of mangel wurtzel. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)

Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes 2,334 yards of flannel, 879 yards of fulled cloth, 198 yards of linen, $105 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 4 carriages for pleasure. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)

Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 12 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 9, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 3, Deaths in the past year among males aged 30 to 40: 3, Deaths in the past year among males aged 80 to 90: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 10 to 15: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 2 to 3: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 5 to 10: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 50 to 60: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 60 to 70: 1, Deaths in the past year among males of unknown age: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)

Identifiers

Sources

Census tabulations from the 1861 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, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/granby-qc048002-1861/.