Granby, Quebec (township)

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Country Canada RCM La Haute-Yamaska Electoral Districts Federal Shefford Population 63,433 (2011) Area code 450		Region Montérégie Merged January 01, 2007 Provincial Shefford Province Québec
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The Township of Granby (French: Canton de Granby) was a township municipality in south-central Quebec, Canada in the La Haute-Yamaska Regional County Municipality. 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:

Population: 63,433

According to the Canada 2001 Census:

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.

References

Granby, Quebec (township) Wikipedia

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