Granum, Alberta

Granum is a hamlet in southern Alberta, Canada that is under the jurisdiction of the Municipal District of Willow Creek No. 26.[5] It is located at the junction of Highway 2 and Highway 519 west of Lethbridge. Incorporated as the Village of Leavings in 1904, it changed its name to Granum in 1908 and held town status between late 1910 and early 2020.

Granum
Leavings (1904–1908)
Hamlet
Hamlet of Granum
Granum is located in Alberta
Granum
Granum
Location of Granum in Alberta
Coordinates: 49°52′25″N 113°30′27″W
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
RegionSouthern Alberta
Census division3
Municipal districtMunicipal District of Willow Creek No. 26
Incorporated[1] 
 • VillageJuly 12, 1904
 • Name changeMarch 31, 1908
 • TownNovember 7, 1910
Dissolution[2]February 1, 2020
Area
 (2021)[3]
 • Land1.89 km2 (0.73 sq mi)
Elevation
[4]
991 m (3,251 ft)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total557
 • Density295/km2 (760/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−6 (MDT)
HighwaysHighway 2
Highway 519
WebsiteOfficial website

History

The community originally incorporated as the Village of Leavings on July 12, 1904.[6] It was named The Leavings as it was the site on Willow Creek west of Pultney siding where the old Bull-team Freighters stopped for water and to unload freight.[7] Predating the railroads, it was where a trail left a river and travellers were reminded to bring water.[8] Leavings changed its name to Granum on March 31, 1908 and then incorporated as a town on November 7, 1910.[6] At a population of 447, Granum was Alberta's smallest town as of the 2016 census.[9] It dissolved from town status to become a hamlet under the jurisdiction of the Municipal District of Willow Creek No. 26 on February 1, 2020.[2]

Geography

Granum is located on the edge of the prairie and the foothills of the Canadian Rockies. Viewable from the community are the mountains of Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park to the south, of the Crowsnest Pass to the west, and of Kananaskis Country to the northwest.

Demographics
Historical population
YearPop.±%
1991 343—    
1996 337−1.7%
2001 392+16.3%
2006 415+5.9%
2011 447+7.7%
2016 406−9.2%
2021 557+37.2%
Sources: [3]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Granum had a population of 557 living in 190 of its 204 total private dwellings, a change of 37.2% from its 2016 population of 406. With a land area of 1.89 km2 (0.73 sq mi), it had a population density of 294.7/km2 (763.3/sq mi) in 2021.[3]

As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Granum had a population of 406 living in 199 of its 206 total private dwellings, a -9.2% change from its 2011 population of 447. With a land area of 1.91 km2 (0.74 sq mi), it had a population density of 212.6/km2 (550.5/sq mi) in 2016.[9]

Media
Historical newspapers

See also

References
  1. "Location and History Profile: Town of Granum" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. October 7, 2016. p. 281. Retrieved October 16, 2016.
  2. "O.C. 17/2020". Government of Alberta. January 28, 2020. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  3. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
  4. "Alberta Private Sewage Systems 2009 Standard of Practice Handbook: Appendix A.3 Alberta Design Data (A.3.A. Alberta Climate Design Data by Town)" (PDF) (PDF). Safety Codes Council. January 2012. pp. 212–215 (PDF pages 226–229). Retrieved October 8, 2013.
  5. "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. January 12, 2022. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
  6. "Location and History Profile: Town of Granum". Alberta Municipal Affairs. June 14, 2013. Retrieved June 17, 2013.
  7. Leavings by trail, Granum by rail. Granum, Alberta: Granum History Committee. 1977. p. 10.
  8. Douglas, Helen (1965). Echoes of Willow Creek. Granum, Alberta: Willow Creek Historical Society. p. 9.
  9. "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved February 8, 2017.
  10. Strathern, Gloria M. (1988). Alberta Newspapers, 1880-1982: An Historical Directory. University of Alberta Press. pp. 137–138. ISBN 0-88864-137-0.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.