User:Hwy43/sandbox/Grafton, Alberta

Coordinates: 49°38′13″N 114°29′24″W / 49.637°N 114.490°W / 49.637; -114.490
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Grafton
Graftontown
Grafton is located in the Municipality of Crowsnest Pass
Grafton
Grafton
Grafton is located in Alberta
Grafton
Grafton
Coordinates: 49°38′13″N 114°29′24″W / 49.637°N 114.490°W / 49.637; -114.490
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
Specialized municipalityCrowsnest Pass
Government
 • TypeUnincorporated
 • Governing bodyMunicipality of Crowsnest Pass Council
Time zoneUTC−7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−6 (MDT)

Grafton is an urban community adjacent to Coleman within the Municipality of Crowsnest Pass in southwest Alberta, Canada. It was under the jurisdiction of Improvement District (ID) No. 5 prior to 1979. ID No. 5 amalgamated with the towns of Blairmore and Coleman and the villages of Bellevue and Frank to form the Municipality of Crowsnest Pass on January 1, 1979.

History[edit]

Population history
of Grafton
YearPop.±%
1956208—    
1961133−36.1%
1966244+83.5%
1971244+0.0%
1976249+2.0%
Source: Statistics Canada[1][2][3][4][5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Census of Canada, 1956 (PDF). Vol. Population of unincorporated villages and settlements. Dominion Bureau of Statistics. October 25, 1957. pp. 56–59. Retrieved October 24, 2021.
  2. ^ "Population of unincorporated places of 50 persons and over, Alberta, 1961 and 1956". 1961 Census of Canada: Population (PDF). Series SP: Unincorporated Villages. Vol. Bulletin SP—4. Ottawa: Dominion Bureau of Statistics. April 18, 1963. pp. 63–67. Retrieved October 24, 2021.
  3. ^ "Population of unincorporated places of 50 persons and over, 1966 and 1961 (Alberta)". Census of Canada 1966: Population (PDF). Special Bulletin: Unincorporated Places. Vol. Bulletin S–3. Ottawa: Dominion Bureau of Statistics. August 1968. pp. 184–187. Retrieved October 24, 2021.
  4. ^ "Population of Unincorporated Places of 50 persons and over, 1971 and 1966 (Alberta)". 1971 Census of Canada: Population. Special Bulletin: Unincorporated Settlements. Vol. Bulletin SP—1. Ottawa: Statistics Canada. March 1973. pp. 204–207.
  5. ^ "Geographical Identification and Population for Unincorporated Places of 25 persons and over, 1971 and 1976". 1976 Census of Canada (PDF). Supplementary Bulletins: Geographic and Demographic (Population of Unincorporated Places—Canada). Vol. Bulletin 8SG.1. Ottawa: Statistics Canada. May 1978. Retrieved October 24, 2021.