Granby, Village, Quebec (1871 census)
Granby, Village was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 876. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.401°N, 72.725°W.
Population
In 1871, Granby, Village had a population of 876: 447 male and 429 female residents. Population density was 781.2 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 1871
In the 1871 census, Granby, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 52 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 191 |
| Number of females | 429 |
| Number of males | 447 |
| Number of married females | 169 |
| Number of married males | 167 |
| Number of married persons | 336 |
| Number of widowed females | 21 |
| Number of widowed males | 11 |
| Number of widowed persons | 32 |
| Total population | 876 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 239 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 269 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 508 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 170 |
| Number of occupied houses | 170 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 4 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 37 |
| BWT BU | 82 |
| CRN BU | 404 |
| HAY AC | 76 |
| HAY TONS | 118 |
| OAT BU | 1,073 |
| PEA BU | 24 |
| POT AC | 14 |
| POT BU | 3,918 |
| Total area (acres) | 662 |
| WHT SP BU | 28 |
| WHT WTR BU | 16 |
Other recorded variables (23 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA | 662 |
| BEING BUILT | 3 |
| BEN BU | 21 |
| CD | 127 |
| CSD | 2 |
| FAMILIES | 191 |
| FEMALE | 429 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 170 |
| INHABITED | 170 |
| MALE | 447 |
| MARRIED F | 169 |
| MARRIED M | 167 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 336 |
| POPULATION | 876 |
| ROOT BU | 334 |
| SINGLE F | 239 |
| SINGLE M | 269 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 508 |
| TUR BU | 87 |
| UNINHABITED | 4 |
| WIDOWED F | 21 |
| WIDOWED M | 11 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 32 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC127002— 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 1871 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 (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/granby-village-qc127002-1871/.