Granby, Quebec (1911 census)
Granby was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 2,189. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.384°N, 72.738°W.
Population
In 1911, Granby had a population of 2,189: 1,094 male and 1,095 female residents. Population density was 34.5 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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Granby shared boundaries with:
- Brome
- Farnham E.
- Granby, Village
- 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, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 34 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 2,119 |
| POP F | 1,095 |
| POP M | 1,094 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 36.03 |
| POP TOT | 2,189 |
Other recorded variables (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 225 |
| AREA ACRES | 38,882 |
| AREA SQ MI | 60.75 |
| BAPTISTS | 16 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 269 |
| BRIT IRISH | 278 |
| BRIT OTHER | 1 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 105 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 177 |
| DWELLINGS | 417 |
| F DIVORCED | 1 |
| F MARRIED | 393 |
| F NOT GIVEN | 1 |
| F SINGLE | 654 |
| F WIDOWED | 46 |
| FAMILIES | 422 |
| FRENCH | 1,518 |
| GERMAN | 7 |
| INDIAN | 1 |
| ITALIAN | 1 |
| M MARRIED | 400 |
| M NOT GIVEN | 1 |
| M SINGLE | 649 |
| M WIDOWED | 44 |
| METHODISTS | 232 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 3 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 1,534 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 9 |
| VARIOUS SECTS | 2 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC197003— 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 1911 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 (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/granby-qc197003-1911/.