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Galahad, Alberta

Field	Value
name	Galahad
official_name	Hamlet of Galahad
native_name
settlement_type	Hamlet
pushpin_map	CAN AB Flagstaff#Canada Alberta
pushpin_label_position
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	Canada
subdivision_type1	Province
subdivision_name1	Alberta
subdivision_type2	Region
subdivision_name2	Central Alberta
subdivision_type3	Planning region
subdivision_name3	North Saskatchewan
subdivision_type4	Municipal district
subdivision_name4	Flagstaff
leader_title1	Governing body
leader_name1	Flagstaff County Council
established_title
established_title2	Incorporated (village)
established_date2	May 5, 1918
established_title3	Dissolved
established_date3	January 1, 2016
area_footnotes	(2021)
area_land_km2	0.45
population_as_of	2021
population_footnotes
population_total	125
population_density_km2	274.8
timezone	MST
utc_offset	−7
timezone_DST	MDT
utc_offset_DST	−6
coordinates
elevation_footnotes
elevation_m	708
blank_name	Highways
blank_info	Highway 861
website

Galahad is a hamlet in east-central Alberta, Canada within Flagstaff County. It is located just a few miles north of the Battle River valley on a former Canadian National rail line. The hamlet was originally incorporated as a village on May 5, 1918. It dissolved to become a hamlet under the jurisdiction of Flagstaff County on January 1, 2016.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Galahad had a population of 125 living in 51 of its 54 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 111. With a land area of 0.45 km2, it had a population density of in 2021.

As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Galahad had a population of 111 living in 44 of its 46 total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of 119. With a land area of 0.60 km2, it had a population density of in 2016.

Economy

The economic base of the Galahad area is agriculture (wheat, barley, canola as well as ranching), oil and gas production, coal mining and power generation.

Arts and culture

The community was named after Galahad, of Arthurian legend. Of interest, the roads in Galahad have been given names pertaining to Arthurian legend. The hamlet has roads named Merlin Street, Sir Lancelot Street (which perhaps not surprisingly intersects with Guinevere Avenue), King Arthur Street and Lady Vivian Street. Another additional road name includes "Lady Helen" street, who is a figure clearly not connected to Arthurian legends.

Transportation

Nearby transportation routes include Highway 36 and Highway 53.

References

{{AltaML
(December 25, 2015). "Location and History Profile: Village of Galahad". [[Alberta Municipal Affairs]].
(November 17, 2015). "O.C. 259/2015". Government of Alberta.
(February 9, 2022). "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places". [[Statistics Canada]].
(March 20, 2018). "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Galahad, Village [Dissolved census subdivision], Alberta". [[Statistics Canada]].
(1928). "Place-names of Alberta". Geographic Board of Canada..

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