Galahad | |
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| Hamlet of Galahad | |
  Galahad  Galahad | |
| Coordinates:52°30′41″N111°55′28″W / 52.51139°N 111.92444°W /52.51139; -111.92444 | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Region | Central Alberta |
| Planning region | North Saskatchewan |
| Municipal district | Flagstaff |
| Incorporated (village)[1] | May 5, 1918 |
| Dissolved[2] | January 1, 2016 |
| Government | |
| • Governing body | Flagstaff County Council |
| Area (2021)[3] | |
| • Land | 0.45 km2 (0.17 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 708 m (2,323 ft) |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
• Total | 125 |
| • Density | 274.8/km2 (712/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
| Highways | Highway 861 |
| Website | Official website |
Galahad is a hamlet in east-central Alberta, Canada withinFlagstaff County.[4] It is located just a few miles north of the Battle River valley on a formerCanadian National rail line. The hamlet was originally incorporated as a village on May 5, 1918.[1] It dissolved to become a hamlet under the jurisdiction of Flagstaff County on January 1, 2016.[2]
In the2021 Census of Population conducted byStatistics Canada, Galahad had a population of 125 living in 51 of its 54 total private dwellings, a change of12.6% from its 2016 population of 111. With a land area of 0.45 km2 (0.17 sq mi), it had a population density of277.8/km2 (719.4/sq mi) in 2021.[3]
As a designated place in the2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Galahad had a population of 111 living in 44 of its 46 total private dwellings, a-6.7% change from its 2011 population of 119. With a land area of 0.60 km2 (0.23 sq mi), it had a population density of185.0/km2 (479.1/sq mi) in 2016.[5]
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.[citation needed]
The community was named afterGalahad, ofArthurian legend.[6] Of interest, the roads in Galahad have been given names pertaining to Arthurian legend. The hamlet has roads namedMerlin Street, SirLancelot Street (which perhaps not surprisingly intersects withGuinevere Avenue) andKing Arthur Street. Other road names include "Lady Helen" and "Lady Vivian," which are figures not clearly connected with Camelot.
Nearby transportation routes includeHighway 36 andHighway 53.
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