Granby, Quebec

Granby
Granby
	— City —
City of Granby - Ville de Granby
	Granby seen from Lake Boivin.
; Coat of arms	; Logo
	Motto: Pour y parvenir
	Location within La Haute-Yamaska Regional County Municipality.
	Granby Location in Quebec, Canada
	Coordinates (87, rue Principale ): 45°23′53″N 72°43′19″W / 45.39806°N 72.72194°W
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Montérégie
RCM	La Haute-Yamaska
Incorporated	January 01, 2007
Electoral Districts; Federal	; Shefford
Provincial	Shefford
	Government
• Type	City Council
• Mayor	Richard Goulet
• Federal MP(s)	Réjean Genest (NDP)
• Quebec MNA(s)	François Bonnardel (ADQ)
	Area
• Land	72.05 km2 (27.82 sq mi)
• Metro	317.07 km2 (122.42 sq mi)
	Population (2006)
• City	47,637
• Density	661.2/km2 (1,713/sq mi)
• Metro	68,352
• Metro density	215.6/km2 (558/sq mi)
• Change (2001-06)	8.0%
• Dwellings	22,418
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Postal code(s)	J2G, J2H, J2J
Area code(s)	450
Access Routes	Route 112; Route 137; Route 139
Website	www.ville.granby.qc.ca

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For the township, see Granby (township), Quebec.

Granby is a city in southwestern Quebec, located east of Montreal. The population as of the Canada 2006 Census was 47,637. Granby is the seat of La Haute-Yamaska Regional County Municipality. It is the fifth most populated city in Montérégie after Longueuil, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Brossard and Saint-Hyacinthe. The city is named after John Manners, Marquess of Granby. It is the hometown of "Canadian Jos. St-Onge", a well known prize fighter in the 20's and 30's, and the birthplace of Pierre-Luc Dusseault, the youngest Member of Parliament in Canadian history.

[edit] History

Rue Principale (Main Street).

The city was settled at the end of the 18th century by three brothers whose name the city commemorated for a while as Frost Village. It became an incorporated municipality in 1816 and a city in 1971.

In May 2006, the citizens of Granby and Granby Township held a referendum on a possible merger. A majority of citizens of the two municipalities approved the merger, which took effect on January 1, 2007.^[6]

[edit] Demographics

St. George's Anglican Church.

Eglise Sainte-Famille.

[edit] Population

Population trend^[7]

Census	Population	Change (%)
Merger	59,385 (+)	19.8%
2006	47,637	8.0%
2001	44,121	1.9%
1996	43,316	1.2%
1991	42,804	N/A

(+) Amalgamation of the City and the Township of Granby on January 1, 2007.

[edit] Language

Mother tongue language (2006)^[4]

Language	Population	Pct (%)
French only	43,550	94.47%
English only	900	1.95%
Both English and French	120	0.26%
Other languages	1,530	3.32%

[edit] Economy & Attractions

Granby is a regional center for industries (textile, lumber, dairy products) and commercial zone, but is also a touristic city, due to the presence of the important Granby Zoo, founded by the Mayor Horace Boivin. It hosts a Fête des Mascottes ("Mascot Festival") each year in July.

Granby is the host of the yearly "Festival de la chanson de Granby" ("Granby Song Festival") in which many well-known artists, such as Jean Leloup and Luc Delarochelière, have first gained public exposure.

Granby also hosts the international classic car show with over 2500 antiques, vintage, hot rods, muscle cars and classic imports cars every summer. Granby's annual classic car show

Granby is also home to the Galeries de Granby regional shopping mall which has 106 stores.^[8]

[edit] Sports

From 1981 to 1997, Granby was home to a QMJHL team, originally called the Granby Bisons but changed to the Granby Prédateurs in 1995. The team won the Memorial Cup in 1996. In 1997, the franchise relocated to Sydney, Nova Scotia and became the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles.