Granby, Village, Quebec (1881 census)
Granby, Village was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,040. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.401°N, 72.725°W.
Population
In 1881, Granby, Village had a population of 1,040: 514 male and 526 female residents. Population density was 927.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 700 |
| 1871 | 876 |
| 1881 | 1,040 |
| 1891 | 1,710 |
| 1901 | 3,773 |
| 1911 | 4,750 |
| 1921 | 6,785 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Granby, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 63 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 226 |
| Number of families | 226 |
| Number of females | 526 |
| Number of males | 514 |
| Number of married females | 181 |
| Number of married males | 181 |
| Number of married persons | 362 |
| Number of widowed females | 31 |
| Number of widowed males | 19 |
| Number of widowed persons | 50 |
| POP TOT | 1,040 |
| Total population | 1,040 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 314 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 314 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 628 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 214 |
| Number of occupied houses | 214 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 27 |
Agriculture (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 217 |
| Acres of potatoes | 47 |
| Acres of wheat | 5 |
| BAR BU | 136 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 136 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 52 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 200 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 1,100 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 215 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 61 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 3,809 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 15 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 91 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 42 |
| BWT BU | 52 |
| CRN BU | 200 |
| HAY AC | 217 |
| HAY TONS | 243 |
| OAT BU | 1,100 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 61 |
| POT AC | 47 |
| POT BU | 3,809 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 243 |
| WHT AC | 5 |
| WHT SP BU | 15 |
| WHT WTR BU | 42 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 314 |
| C UNMD M | 314 |
| C UNMD TOT | 628 |
| D OCC | 214 |
| FEMALE | 526 |
| H CON | 1 |
| H INHAB | 214 |
| H UNINH | 27 |
| MALE | 514 |
| MD F | 181 |
| MD M | 181 |
| MD TOT | 362 |
| NUMBER CD | 59 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 215 |
| TUR BU | 91 |
| WID F | 31 |
| WID M | 19 |
| WID TOT | 50 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC059002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC087013— 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 1881 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, Village, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/granby-village-qc059002-1881/.