Granville Lake Explained

Granville Lake
Settlement Type:Indian settlement
Native Name:ᐅᑳᐏᒥᖨᐦᑳᓈᓂ
okâwimithihkânâni
Pushpin Map:Canada Manitoba
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Granville Lake in Manitoba
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Canada
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:Northern Region
Subdivision Type3:Census division
Subdivision Name3:23
Leader Title2:(Flin Flon)
Leader Name2:Gerard Jennissen (NDP)
Leader Title3:MP (Churchill)
Leader Name3:Niki Ashton (NDP)
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Footnotes: (2006)
Area Total Km2:2.33
Population As Of:2011
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:10
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:CST
Utc Offset:−6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:−5
Coordinates:56.2311°N -100.5686°W
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:R0B
Area Code:204

Granville Lake (Cree: ᐅᑳᐏᒥᖨᐦᑳᓈᓂ, okâwimithihkânâni[2]) is an Indian settlement located on a peninsula on the south shore of Granville Lake (part of the Churchill River system) in northern Manitoba. The community is primarily a settlement of the Mathias Colomb First Nation, who now live in nearby Leaf Rapids.[3]

The community does not have all-weather road access; rather the community relies on ice roads in the winter and the lake-river system in the summer.

In the 2006 census, Granville Lake had a population of 98 living in 16 dwellings, a 42.0% increase from 2001. At that time, the settlement had a land area of 2.33km2 and a population density of 42/km2.[4] In 2011, its population dropped to just 10 inhabitants,[5] as the community shifted to Leaf Rapids.

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Notes and References

  1. https://www.manitoba.ca/inr/publications/community_profiles/pubs/granville-lake-2016.pdf
  2. Web site: Cree Place Names Project. Cree Literacy Network. Arden. Ogg. August 19, 2015. October 21, 2021.
  3. http://cedf.mb.ca/wp-content/uploads/Granville-Lake-DP-Final-v-Sept-28.pdf
  4. Web site: Canada 2006 Census: Granville Lake - Community Profile . Statistics Canada. 13 March 2007 . Statistics Canada. 2011-02-02.
  5. https://www.manitoba.ca/inr/publications/community_profiles/pubs/granville-lake-2016.pdf