Granum, Alberta

Granum
Leavings (1904–1908)
Hamlet of Granum
Granum is located in Alberta
Granum
Granum
Location of Granum in Alberta
Coordinates: 49°52′25″N 113°30′27″W / 49.87361°N 113.50750°W / 49.87361; -113.50750
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
RegionSouthern Alberta
Census division3
Municipal districtMunicipal District of Willow Creek No. 26
Incorporated[1] 
 • VillageJuly 12, 1904
 • Name changeMarch 31, 1908
 • TownNovember 7, 1910
Dissolution[2]February 1, 2020
Area
 (2021)[3]
 • Land1.89 km2 (0.73 sq mi)
Elevation991 m (3,251 ft)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total
557
 • Density295/km2 (760/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−6 (MDT)
HighwaysHighway 2
Highway 519
WebsiteOfficial website

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.

  1. ^ "Location and History Profile: Town of Granum" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. October 7, 2016. p. 281. Retrieved October 16, 2016.
  2. ^ "O.C. 17/2020". Government of Alberta. January 28, 2020. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  3. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference 2021census was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "Municipal Officials Search". Alberta Municipal Affairs. May 9, 2019. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
  6. ^ "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. June 3, 2024. Retrieved June 14, 2024.