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Morrin, Alberta

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nameMorrin
official_nameVillage of Morrin
settlement_typeVillage
pushpin_mapCAN AB Starland#Canada Alberta
pushpin_label_position
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameCanada
subdivision_type1Province
subdivision_name1Alberta
subdivision_type2Region
subdivision_name2Southern Alberta
subdivision_type3Census Division
subdivision_name3No. 5
subdivision_type4Municipal district
subdivision_name4Starland County
leader_titleMayor
leader_nameChris Hall
leader_title1Governing body
leader_name1Morrin Village Council
established_titleFounded
established_title1Incorporated
established_date1
established_title2• Village
established_date2April 16, 1920
area_footnotes(2021)
area_land_km20.67
population_as_of2021
population_footnotes
population_total205
population_density_km2305.2
timezoneMST
utc_offset−7
timezone_DSTMDT
utc_offset_DST−6
coordinates
elevation_footnotes
elevation_m832
blank_nameHighways
blank_info27, 9, 56
blank1_nameWaterways
blank1_infoWest Michichi Creek, Red Deer River
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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.

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 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Village of Morrin had a population of 205 living in 113 of its 131 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 240. With a land area of 0.67 km2, it had a population density of in 2021.

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 change from its 2011 population of 245. With a land area of 0.67 km2, it had a population density of in 2016.

References

References

  1. (October 21, 2016). "Location and History Profile: Village of Morrin". [[Alberta Municipal Affairs]].
  2. (January 2012). "Alberta Private Sewage Systems 2009 Standard of Practice Handbook: Appendix A.3 Alberta Design Data (A.3.A. Alberta Climate Design Data by Town)". Safety Codes Council.
  3. Morrin and District History Book Committee. (1970). "Blooming Prairie : a history of Morrin and district".
  4. (February 9, 2022). "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities)". [[Statistics Canada]].
  5. (February 8, 2017). "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Alberta)". [[Statistics Canada]].
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