| Galahad | |
| Official Name: | Hamlet of Galahad |
| Settlement Type: | Hamlet |
| Pushpin Map: | CAN AB Flagstaff#Canada Alberta |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Canada |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Alberta |
| Subdivision Type2: | Region |
| Subdivision Name2: | Central Alberta |
| Subdivision Type3: | Planning region |
| Subdivision Name3: | North Saskatchewan |
| Subdivision Type4: | Municipal district |
| Leader Title1: | Governing body |
| Leader Name1: | Flagstaff County Council |
| Established Title2: | Incorporated (village) |
| Established Date2: | May 5, 1918 |
| Established Title3: | Dissolved |
| Established Date3: | January 1, 2016 |
| Area Footnotes: | (2021) |
| Area Land Km2: | 0.45 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Total: | 125 |
| Population Density Km2: | 274.8 |
| Timezone: | MST |
| Utc Offset: | −7 |
| Timezone Dst: | MDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | −6 |
| Coordinates: | 52.5114°N -111.9244°W |
| Elevation M: | 708 |
| Blank Name: | Highways |
| Blank Info: | Highway 861 |
Galahad is a hamlet in east-central Alberta, Canada within Flagstaff County. It is located just a few miles north of the Battle River valley on a former Canadian 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 the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Galahad had a population of 125 living in 51 of its 54 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 111. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2021.[3]
As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Galahad had a population of 111 living in 44 of its 46 total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of 119. With a land area of 0.6km2, it had a population density of in 2016.[4]
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.
The community was named after Galahad, of Arthurian legend.[5] Of interest, the roads in Galahad have been given names pertaining to Arthurian legend. The hamlet has roads named Merlin Street, Sir Lancelot Street (which perhaps not surprisingly intersects with Guinevere Avenue) and King Arthur Street. Other road names include "Lady Helen" and "Lady Vivian," which are figures not clearly connected with Camelot.
Nearby transportation routes include Highway 36 and Highway 53.