Hanna | |
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| Town of Hanna | |
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  Hanna  Hanna | |
| Coordinates:51°38′18″N111°56′31″W / 51.63833°N 111.94194°W /51.63833; -111.94194 | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Region | Southern Alberta |
| Census division | 4 |
| Incorporated[1] | |
| • Village | December 31, 1912 |
| • Town | April 14, 1914 |
| Founded by | Canadian Northern Railway |
| Named after | David Blyth Hanna |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Elizabeth Lajoie |
| • Governing body | Hanna Town Council |
| Area (2021)[4] | |
| • Land | 8.4 km2 (3.2 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 785 m (2,575 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 2,394 |
| • Density | 285.1/km2 (738/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
| Postal code span | |
| Area code | 403,587, 825 |
| Highway | Highway 9 |
| Website | www |
Hanna is a town inCentral Alberta, Canada, approximately 57 km northeast of the town ofDrumheller.
It is surrounded bySpecial Area No. 2 and the district office of the Alberta government's Special Areas administration is located in Hanna.
The town was first settled in 1912 and was incorporated in 1914. TheCanadian Northern Railway's Goose Lake line running between Saskatoon to Calgary was built there at that time.[7] Hanna was named afterDavid Blyth Hanna, the third vice president of theCanadian Northern Railway. It was a division point of the Canadian Northern Railway and had a 10-stallrailway roundhouse.[8]
The Depression-era drought hurt the area. In 1939 the Alberta government established aSpecial Area to provide additional support for residents in that part of the province.
In the2021 Census of Population conducted byStatistics Canada, the Town of Hanna had a population of 2,394 living in 1,100 of its 1,257 total private dwellings, a change of-6.4% from its 2016 population of 2,559. With a land area of 8.4 km2 (3.2 sq mi), it had a population density of285.0/km2 (738.1/sq mi) in 2021.[4]
In the2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Town of Hanna recorded a population of 2,559 living in 1,149 of its 1,246 total private dwellings, a-4.3% change from its 2011 population of 2,673. With a land area of 8.81 km2 (3.40 sq mi), it had a population density of290.5/km2 (752.3/sq mi) in 2016.[9]
The town's main industries areagriculture,oil production, power generation,tourism, andcoal mining. It is the centre of a large trading area called Short Grass County and is the home of approximately 200 businesses.[10] Natural resources in the Hanna area arecoal,petroleum,natural gas, andbentonite.[8]
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