Granby, Quebec (township)
Former township in Quebec, Canada
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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.
Granby (township) | |
|---|---|
former township | |
| (Granby, Quebec) | |
 Interactive map of Granby (township) | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Montérégie |
| RCM | La Haute-Yamaska |
| Merged | January 01, 2007 |
| Electoral Districts Federal | Shefford |
| Provincial | Shefford |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Pascal Bonin |
| • Federal MP(s) | Robert Vincent (BQ) |
| • Quebec MNA(s) | François Bonnardel (CAQ) |
| Area | |
| • Land | 80.67 km2 (31.15 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[4] | |
• Total | 63,433 |
| • Density | 145.6/km2 (377/sq mi) |
| • Change (2001-06) |  3.6% |
| • Dwellings | 4,129 |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Area code | 450 |
| Access Routes[5] |  R-137 |
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.[6]
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.[7]