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Grassy Lake, Alberta

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nameGrassy Lake
settlement_typeHamlet
image_skylineGrassy Lake Alberta Grain Elevator (24634192030).jpg
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pushpin_map_captionLocation of Grassy Lake in Alberta
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subdivision_nameCanada
subdivision_type1Province
subdivision_name1Alberta
subdivision_type2Census division
subdivision_name2No. 2
subdivision_type3Municipal district
subdivision_name3Municipal District of Taber
government_typeUnincorporated
leader_titleGoverning body
leader_nameMunicipal District of Taber Council
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area_land_km21.55
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Grassy Lake is a hamlet in Alberta, Canada within the Municipal District of Taber. It is located on the Crowsnest Highway (Highway 3), midway between the cities of Lethbridge to the west and Medicine Hat to the east. It is approximately 13 km west of Burdett and 34 km east of Taber. It has an elevation of 810 m. It was formerly incorporated as a village, dissolving into the Municipal District of Taber on July 1, 1996.

The hamlet is located in Census Division No. 2 and in the federal riding of Medicine Hat.

Grassy Lake was named for a nearby lake of the same name, which has since been drained.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Grassy Lake had a population of 856 living in 199 of its 208 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 799. With a land area of 1.55 km2, it had a population density of in 2021.

As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Grassy Lake had a population of 799 living in 179 of its 187 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2011 population of 649. With a land area of 1.55 km2, it had a population density of in 2016.

The Municipal District of Taber's 2016 municipal census counted a population of 815 in Grassy Lake, a change from the hamlet's 2013 municipal census population of 778.

References

References

  2. {{AltaML
  3. Alberta Municipal Affairs. (1996-05-08). "Grassy Lake".
  4. (1928). "Place-names of Alberta". Geographic Board of Canada..
  5. (February 9, 2022). "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places". [[Statistics Canada]].
  6. (February 8, 2017). "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and designated places, 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Alberta)". [[Statistics Canada]].
  7. "About Us: Population & Statistics". Municipal District of Taber.
  8. (Summer 2013). "MD Connection (newsletter): Fountain of Youth?". Municipal District of Taber.
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