Country Canada Census division 3 Highways Highway 2Highway 519 Elevation 995 m Province Alberta | Time zone MST (UTC-7) Area 187 ha Population 406 (2016) Local time Saturday 8:06 AM | |
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Granum is a town in southern Alberta, Canada. It is located at the junction of Highway 2 and Highway 519 west of Lethbridge. It was known as the Village of Leavings between 1904 and 1908. At a population of 447, Granum is the smallest town in Alberta.
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Map of Granum, AB, Canada
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
In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Town of Granum recorded a population of 406 living in 199 of its 206 total private dwellings, a 2999080000000000000♠−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.
In the 2011 Census, the Town of Granum had a population of 447 living in 205 of its 220 total dwellings, a 7.7% change from its 2006 population of 415. With a land area of 1.87 km2 (0.72 sq mi), it had a population density of 239.0/km2 (619.1/sq mi) in 2011.
The population of the Town of Granum according to its 2007 municipal census is 445.