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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 700 |
| 1871 | 876 |
| 1881 | 1,040 |
| 1891 | 1,710 |
| 1901 | 3,773 |
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 31 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,040 total population, 526 females, 514 males, 362 married persons, 226 families, 181 married females, 181 married males, 50 widowed persons, 31 widowed females, 19 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 628 single persons under 18, 314 single females under 18, 314 single males under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 214 inhabited houses, 214 occupied houses, 27 uninhabited houses, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 3,809 bushels of potatoes, 1,100 bushels of oats, 243 tons of hay, 217 acres of hay crops, 215 bushels of other root crops, 200 bushels of corn, 136 bushels of barley, 91 bushels of turnips, 61 bushels of peas and beans, 52 bushels of buckwheat, 47 acres of potatoes, 42 bushels of winter wheat, 15 bushels of spring wheat, 5 acres of wheat. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1881, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Statira Elizabeth Wells | 1858–1935 | born here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,040 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC059002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC192004— 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/.