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Country
  
Canada

Census Division
  
No. 5

Time zone
  
MST (UTC-7)

Elevation
  
835 m

Population
  
240 (2016)

Province
  
Alberta

Region
  
Southern Alberta

Municipal district
  
Starland County

Highways
  
27, 9, 56

Area
  
82 ha

Local time
  
Saturday 10:45 PM

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Weather
  
6°C, Wind W at 26 km/h, 77% Humidity

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Morrin is a village in central Alberta, Canada. It is located 26 km north of the town of Drumheller, along Highway 27 and the Railink Central Western railway.

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Map of Morrin, AB, Canada

The Morrin Bridge Provincial recreation area is located 10 km west of the village, in the Red Deer River valley, and Dry Island Buffalo Jump Provincial Park is located 40 km north.

Morrin was originally named "Blooming Prairie" but was renamed Morrin in honour of the engineer of the first train to the village.

Demographics

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Village of Morrin recorded a population of 240 living in 110 of its 132 total private dwellings, a 2999800000000000000♠−2% change from its 2011 population of 245. With a land area of 0.67 km2 (0.26 sq mi), it had a population density of 358.2/km2 (927.8/sq mi) in 2016.

In the 2011 Census, the Village of Morrin had a population of 245 living in 112 of its 129 total dwellings, a -3.2% change from its 2006 population of 253. With a land area of 0.82 km2 (0.32 sq mi), it had a population density of 298.8/km2 (773.8/sq mi) in 2011.

In 2006, Morrin had a population of 253 living in 122 dwellings, a 0.4% increase from 2001. The village has a land area of 0.82 km2 (0.32 sq mi) and a population density of 308.6/km2 (799/sq mi).

References

Morrin, Alberta Wikipedia