Granum is a hamlet in southern Alberta, Canada that is under the jurisdiction of the Municipal District of Willow Creek No. 26.[6] 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 of Granum | |
  Granum Location of Granum in Alberta | |
| Coordinates: 49°52′25″N 113°30′27″W / 49.87361°N 113.50750°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Region | Southern Alberta |
| Census division | 3 |
| Municipal district | Municipal District of Willow Creek No. 26 |
| Incorporated[1] | |
| • Village | July 12, 1904 |
| • Name change | March 31, 1908 |
| • Town | November 7, 1910 |
| Dissolution[2] | February 1, 2020 |
| Area (2021)[3] | |
| • Land | 1.89 km2 (0.73 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 991 m (3,251 ft) |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
• Total | 557 |
| • Density | 295/km2 (760/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
| Highways | Highway 2 Highway 519 |
| Website | Official website |
History
editThe community originally incorporated as the Village of Leavings on July 12, 1904.[7] 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.[8] Predating the railroads, it was where a trail left a river and travellers were reminded to bring water.[9] Leavings changed its name to Granum on March 31, 1908 and then incorporated as a town on November 7, 1910.[7] At a population of 447, Granum was Alberta's smallest town as of the 2016 census.[10] 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
editGranum 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
editIn 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.[10]
Media
edit- Historical newspapers
- Granum Times [1908 & 1928–1930]
- Granum Press [1909–1910] – Published and edited by John M. Millar[11]
- Granum News [1911-1912 & 1917–1918]
- Granum Herald [1918–1919]
- Granum Advertiser [1920–1921] – Published and edited by John H. Salton[11]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Location and History Profile: Town of Granum" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. October 7, 2016. p. 281. Retrieved October 16, 2016.
- ^ a b "O.C. 17/2020". Government of Alberta. January 28, 2020. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
- ^ a b c d "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
- ^ "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). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 16, 2013. Retrieved October 8, 2013.
- ^ "Municipal Officials Search". Alberta Municipal Affairs. May 9, 2019. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
- ^ "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. June 3, 2024. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
- ^ a b "Location and History Profile: Town of Granum". Alberta Municipal Affairs. June 14, 2013. Retrieved June 17, 2013.
- ^ Leavings by trail, Granum by rail. Granum, Alberta: Granum History Committee. 1977. p. 10.
- ^ Douglas, Helen (1965). Echoes of Willow Creek. Granum, Alberta: Willow Creek Historical Society. p. 9.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ a b Strathern, Gloria M. (1988). Alberta Newspapers, 1880–1982: An Historical Directory. University of Alberta Press. pp. 137–138. ISBN 0-88864-137-0.
