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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q3113418. 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 36.0 people per square mile.
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 1911
In the 1911 census, Granby shared boundaries with:
- Brome
- Farnham E.
- Granby, C
- L'Ange Gardien
- Shefford
- St. Alphonse de Granby
- St. Paul d'Abbotsford
- Ste. Cécile de Milton
- Ste. Prudentienne
- West Shefford vl
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 34 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 38,882 area in acres, 2,189 total population, 1,095 females in the population, 1,094 males in the population, 654 single (never-married) females, 649 single (never-married) males, 422 families, 400 married males, 393 married females, 60.75 area in square miles, 46 widowed females, 44 widowed males, 36.03 population per square mile, 1 divorced females, 1 females with marital status not given, 1 males with marital status not given. 2,119 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 1,518 persons of French origin, 278 persons of British origin (Irish), 269 persons of British origin (English), 105 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 7 persons of German origin, 1 persons of British origin (other), 1 persons of Italian origin. 1 persons recorded under the official census category "Indian"; corresponds to what is now described as Indigenous (First Nations; in northern enumerations also Inuit) origin. "Indian" was simultaneously a census category and the legal/administrative term under the Indian Act (1876). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 1,534 Roman Catholics, 232 Methodists, 225 Anglicans (Church of England), 177 Congregationalists, 16 Baptists, 9 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 3 Presbyterians, 2 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 417 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
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: 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 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/.