Granum, Alberta facts for kids
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Granum
Leavings (1904–1908)
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Hamlet
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 Granum
Location in Alberta
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| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Region | Southern Alberta |
| Census division | 3 |
| Municipal district | Municipal District of Willow Creek No. 26 |
| Incorporated | |
| • Village | July 12, 1904 |
| • Name change | March 31, 1908 |
| • Town | November 7, 1910 |
| Dissolution | February 1, 2020 |
| Area
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| • Land | 1.89 km2 (0.73 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 991 m (3,251 ft) |
| Population
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| • Total | 557 |
| • Density | 295/km2 (760/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
| Highways | Highway 2 Highway 519 |
Granum is a hamlet in southern Alberta, Canada that is under the jurisdiction of the Municipal District of Willow Creek No. 26. 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.
History
The community originally incorporated as the Village of Leavings on July 12, 1904. 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. Predating the railroads, it was where a trail left a river and travellers were reminded to bring water. Leavings changed its named to Granum on March 31, 1908 and then incorporated as a town on November 7, 1910.
The campground in the town had a home built railroad which runs around the pond, this has been removed due to liability reasons. The roadbed can still be seen as a rubber walkway, the rails since removed. The train can still be seen onsite sinking into sand, now used as a playground for children. This engine used rubber on it's wheels to get up a very steep grade in the SE corner.
Geography
Granum is located on the edge of the prairie and the foothills of the Canadian Rockies. Viewable from the town 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. With only 415 residents, Granum is the least populated town (incorporated as such) in the province of Alberta.
Demographics
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In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Granum recorded 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/sq mi) in 2021.
In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Granum recorded 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 (551/sq mi) in 2016.
