Munson, Alberta
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Munson is a village in central Alberta, Canada. It is located 13 km north of the Town of Drumheller along Highway 9 and the Canadian National Railway tracks.
History
Prior to the end of World War I, Munson was the site of a Ukrainian Canadian internment camp where non-citizen immigrant prisoners laboured on the railway. The camp, which remained open until March 21, 1919, consisted of shelters made of railway cars.[4]
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Village of Munson had a population of 170 living in 74 of its 82 total private dwellings, a change of -11.5% from its 2016 population of 192. With a land area of 2.56 km2 (0.99 sq mi), it had a population density of 66.4/km2 (172.0/sq mi) in 2021.[3]
In the
2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Village of Munson recorded a population of 192 living in 82 of its 89 total private dwellings, a -5.9% change from its 2011 population of 204. With a land area of 2.53 km2 (0.98 sq mi), it had a population density of 75.9/km2 (196.6/sq mi) in 2016.[5]
See also
- List of communities in Alberta
- List of francophone communities in Alberta
- List of villages in Alberta
References
- Alberta Municipal Affairs. October 21, 2016. p. 477. Retrieved October 23, 2016.
- Alberta Municipal Affairs. May 9, 2019. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
- ^ a b c "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities)". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
- ^ Report on Internment Operations Canada • Report By Major-General Sir William Otter, K.C.B., C.V.O • Ottawa, Thomas Mulvey Internment Operations, 1914 1920 Director Internment Operations Printer To the King's Most Excellent Majesty, 1921 Canada's first national internment operations, 1914-1920
- ^ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved February 8, 2017.
