Munson, Alberta facts for kids
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Munson
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 Munson
Location in Alberta
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| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Region | Central Alberta |
| Census Division | No. 5 |
| Municipal district | Starland County |
| Incorporated | |
| • Village | May 5, 1911 |
| Area
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| • Land | 2.56 km2 (0.99 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 825 m (2,707 ft) |
| Population
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| • Total | 170 |
| • Density | 66.3/km2 (172/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
| Highways | 9 |
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.
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/sq mi) in 2021.
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 (197/sq mi) in 2016.
