Granville Lake

Granville Lake (Cree: ᐅᑳᐏᒥᖨᐦᑳᓈᓂ, okâwimithihkânâni[3]) is an Indian settlement located on a peninsula on the south shore of Granville Lake (part of the Churchill River system) in northern Manitoba. The community is primarily a settlement of the Mathias Colomb First Nation, who now live in nearby Leaf Rapids.[4]

Granville Lake
ᐅᑳᐏᒥᖨᐦᑳᓈᓂ
okâwimithihkânâni
Granville Lake is located in Manitoba
Granville Lake
Granville Lake
Location of Granville Lake in Manitoba
Coordinates: 56°13′52″N 100°34′07″W
Country Canada
Province Manitoba
RegionNorthern Region
Census division23
Government
  (Flin Flon)Gerard Jennissen (NDP)
  MP (Churchill)Niki Ashton (NDP)
Area
 (2006)[1]
  Total2.33 km2 (0.90 sq mi)
Population
  Total10
  Density4.3/km2 (11/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−6 (CST)
  Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
Postal code
R0B
Area code204

The community does not have all-weather road access; rather the community relies on ice roads in the winter and the lake-river system in the summer.

In the 2006 census, Granville Lake had a population of 98 living in 16 dwellings, a 42.0% increase from 2001. At that time, the settlement had a land area of 2.33 km2 (0.90 sq mi) and a population density of 42.0/km2 (109/sq mi).[1] In 2011, its population dropped to just 10 inhabitants,[2] as the community shifted to Leaf Rapids.[4]

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