Granby, Quebec (1881 census)
Granby was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,879. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3113418. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.375°N, 72.753°W.
Population
In 1881, Granby had a population of 2,879: 1,495 male and 1,384 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 2,879 |
| 1891 | 2,795 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Granby shared boundaries with:
- Brome
- Farnham E
- Granby, Village
- L’Ange Gardien
- Shefford
- St. Paul d'Abbotsford
- Ste. Cécile de Milton
- Ste. Prudentienne
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 2,879 total population, 1,495 males, 1,384 females, 1,008 married persons, 585 families, 504 married females, 504 married males, 101 widowed persons, 64 widowed females, 37 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,770 single persons under 18, 954 single males under 18, 816 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 558 inhabited houses, 558 occupied houses, 34 uninhabited houses, 2 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 51,851 bushels of oats, 36,594 bushels of potatoes, 9,725 bushels of corn, 7,921 tons of hay, 7,164 acres of hay crops, 3,737 bushels of spring wheat, 3,122 bushels of buckwheat, 2,934 bushels of turnips, 2,814 bushels of peas and beans, 2,394 bushels of other root crops, 2,369 bushels of barley, 343 acres of potatoes, 340 acres of wheat, 103 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 17 bushels of rye, 5 bushels of winter wheat. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 2,879 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC059001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC188003— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3113418
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Granby,_Quebec_(township)
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Granby_(municipalit%C3%A9_de_canton)
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1881 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 (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/granby-qc059001-1881/.