Granby, Quebec (1921 census)
Granby was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 2,584. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3113418. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.384°N, 72.738°W.
Population
In 1921, Granby had a population of 2,584: 1,343 male and 1,241 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 2,119 |
| 1911 | 2,189 |
| 1921 | 2,584 |
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 shared boundaries with:
- Brome
- Farnham E.
- Granby, C
- L'Ange Gardien
- Shefford
- Shefford W.-O., VL
- St. Alphonse de Granby
- St. Paul d'Abbotsford
- Ste. Cécile de Milton
- Ste. Prudentienne
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 22 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 2,584 total population, 1,343 males in the population, 1,258 males born in Canada, 1,241 females in the population, 1,148 females born in Canada, 63 females born outside the British Empire, 55 males born outside the British Empire, 30 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 30 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada). (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 2,080 persons of French origin, 429 persons of British origin (English), 63 persons of British origin (Irish), 11 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 1 persons of Syrian origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 2,109 Roman Catholics, 186 Anglicans (Church of England), 140 Methodists, 131 Congregationalists, 12 Baptists, 3 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 2 adherents of other sects (residual category in 1921), 1 Presbyterians. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC087003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC087003— 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 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, Quebec (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/granby-qc087003-1921/.