Granby, Quebec (1871 census)
Granby was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,225. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.376°N, 72.752°W.
Population
In 1871, Granby had a population of 2,225: 1,160 male and 1,065 female residents. Population density was 28.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,392 |
| 1861 | 2,571 |
| 1871 | 2,225 |
| 1881 | 2,879 |
| 1891 | 2,795 |
| 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).
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Granby, 1861 (92.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Granby shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 54 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 422 |
| Number of females | 1,065 |
| Number of males | 1,160 |
| Number of married females | 397 |
| Number of married males | 396 |
| Number of married persons | 793 |
| Number of widowed females | 30 |
| Number of widowed males | 25 |
| Number of widowed persons | 55 |
| Total population | 2,225 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 638 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 739 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,377 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 8 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 404 |
| Number of occupied houses | 404 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 9 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 722 |
| BWT BU | 2,994 |
| CRN BU | 8,995 |
| HAY AC | 5,480 |
| HAY TONS | 4,454 |
| OAT BU | 21,241 |
| PEA BU | 917 |
| POT AC | 331 |
| POT BU | 44,870 |
| RYE BU | 22 |
| Total area (acres) | 54,100 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,751 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 202 |
| AREA | 54,100 |
| BEING BUILT | 8 |
| BEN BU | 438 |
| CD | 127 |
| CSD | 1 |
| FAMILIES | 422 |
| FEMALE | 1,065 |
| GRA BU | 28 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 404 |
| INHABITED | 404 |
| MALE | 1,160 |
| MARRIED F | 397 |
| MARRIED M | 396 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 793 |
| POPULATION | 2,225 |
| ROOT BU | 1,310 |
| SINGLE F | 638 |
| SINGLE M | 739 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,377 |
| TUR BU | 1,445 |
| UNINHABITED | 9 |
| WIDOWED F | 30 |
| WIDOWED M | 25 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 55 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC127001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC087003— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1871 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 (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/granby-qc127001-1871/.