Granby, Quebec (1891 census)
Granby was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,795. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3113418. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.375°N, 72.753°W.
Population
In 1891, Granby had a population of 2,795: 1,452 male and 1,343 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).
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
- In a later year, this CSD contained Granby, 1901 (81.2% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained St. Alphonse de Granby, 1901 (18.8% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 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, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 87 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 2,795 total population, 1,452 males, 1,343 females, 993 married persons, 563 families, 498 married males, 495 married females, 108 widowed persons, 62 widowed females, 46 widowed males, 4.90 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,694 single persons under 18, 908 single males under 18, 786 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 2,046 French Canadians, 749 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 516 occupied houses, 512 houses, 469 houses built of wood, 313 houses of 1 story, 204 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 199 houses of 2 stories, 105 houses of 3 rooms, 89 houses of 4 rooms, 52 houses of 2 rooms, 52 uninhabited houses, 40 houses built of brick, 38 houses of 5 rooms, 23 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 6 houses under construction, 4 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 3 houses built of stone, 1 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 158,788 pounds of homemade butter, 49,204 acres of land in farms, 42,784 bushels of oats, 40,517 bushels of potatoes, 36,115 acres of improved land in farms, 19,099 acres of farmland under crops, 16,709 acres of farmland in pasture, 13,089 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 10,155 tons of hay, 9,641 acres of hay crops, 9,429 chickens, 8,581 bushels of corn, 6,130 bushels of barley, 4,654 bushels of spring wheat, 3,410 milk cows, 3,027 bushels of buckwheat, 3,003 bushels of turnips, 2,965 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 2,565 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 2,560 acres of oats, 1,970 swine, 1,882 sheep, 1,701 bushels of peas, 1,518 swine slaughtered or sold, 1,443 other cattle, 1,100 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 1,069 sheep slaughtered or sold, 843 horses aged over 3 years, 681 cattle killed or sold, 569 bushels of beans, 561 occupants of farms, 467 farm occupants who own their land, 403 acres of wheat, 386 turkeys, 353 acres of barley, 334 acres of potatoes, 307 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 289 horses aged 3 years and under, 238 geese, 200 ducks, 178 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 138 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 116 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 103 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 92 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 90 farm occupants who rent their land, 61 oxen, Capacity of silos (tons): 50, 37 bushels of winter wheat, 37 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 24 acres of turnips, 24 other fowl, 16 bushels of rye, 4 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC188003— 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 1891 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 (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/granby-qc188003-1891/.