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Quick facts for kids Grand Centre Cold Lake South
Former town
Grand Centre Location in Alberta
Country	Canada
Province	Alberta
Region	Central Alberta
Census division	12
City	Cold Lake
Incorporated
• Village	January 1, 1957
• Town	April 1, 1958
Amalgamated	October 1, 1996
Elevation	541 m (1,775 ft)
Population (2016)
• Total	6,148
Time zone	UTC−7 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−6 (MDT)
Postal code span	T9M
Area code(s)	+1-780, +1-587
Highways	Highway 28

Grand Centre, now known as Cold Lake South, was a town in Alberta, Canada, that originally incorporated in 1957. Nearly 40 years later, it merged with nearby Cold Lake to the north and Medley to the west, a community on CFB Cold Lake, to form a new municipality named Cold Lake in 1996. It has an elevation of 541 m (1,775 ft).

Demographics

Federal census population history of Grand Centre/ Cold Lake South
Year	Pop.	±%
1956	1,008	—
1961	1,493	+48.1%
1966	1,731	+15.9%
1971	2,088	+20.6%
1976	2,780	+33.1%
1981	3,146	+13.2%
1986	3,655	+16.2%
1991	3,877	+6.1%
1996	4,176	+7.7%
2001	4,189	+0.3%
2006	4,831	+15.3%
2011	5,416	+12.1%
2016	6,148	+13.5%
Source: Statistics Canada Note: The 2001 through 2016 population counts are of the former Town of Grand Centre that amalgamated with the Town of Cold Lake and Medley (CFB 4 Wing) on October 1, 1996.

Just prior to amalgamation, the Town of Grand Centre recorded a population of 4,176 in the 1996 census. Over the next 20 years, Cold Lake South grew to a population of 6,148 according to the 2016 census.

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