The Township of Granby (French: ''Canton de Granby'') was a
township municipality
A township is a form of human settlement or administrative subdivision. Its exact definition varies among countries.
Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, this tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Canada ...
in south-central
Quebec
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, Canada in the
La Haute-Yamaska Regional County Municipality
La Haute-Yamaska (, ) is a regional county municipality in the Estrie region of Quebec, Canada. Its seat is Granby.
It is named for its position at the height of the Yamaska River, which cuts through its southern part. It rises at Brome Lake lo ...
. Its territory comprised the northern and western sections of the present-day
City of Granby.
In 2006, citizens of the City of Granby and the Township of Granby voted in referendum for the township to merge into the City of Granby. Since January 1, 2007, it is a single city.
According to the
Canada 2011 Census
The 2011 Canadian census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population on May 10, 2011. Statistics Canada, an agency of the Canadian government, conducts a nationwide census every five years. In 2011, it consisted of a mandatory short for ...
:
*Population: 63,433
According to the
Canada 2001 Census
The 2001 Canadian census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population. Census day was May 15, 2001. On that day, Statistics Canada attempted to count every person in Canada. The total population count of Canada was 30,007,094. This w ...
:
*Population: 11,335
*% Change (1996-2001): 0.6
*Dwellings: 3,810
*Area (km².): 80.67
*Density (persons per km².): 140.5
Communities
*
Mawcook—Near Rivière Mawcook, northwestern area of the township.
See also
*
Municipal history of Quebec
The municipal history of Quebec started in 1796 with the creation of administrations for Montréal and Quebec City, but it really developed immediately prior to the creation of the Province of Canada in 1841 with the formation of municipal dist ...
*
Town of Granby
References
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Communities in Montérégie
Former municipalities in Quebec
Granby, Quebec
Populated places disestablished in 2007