Morrin, Alberta Explained

Morrin
Official Name:Village of Morrin
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:CAN AB Starland#Canada Alberta
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Canada
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Alberta
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:Southern Alberta
Subdivision Type3:Census Division
Subdivision Name3:No. 5
Subdivision Type4:Municipal district
Subdivision Name4:Starland County
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Chris Hall
Leader Title1:Governing body
Leader Name1:Morrin Village Council
Established Title:Founded
Established Title1:Incorporated[1]
Established Date1: 
Established Title2: • Village
Established Date2:April 16, 1920
Area Footnotes: (2021)
Area Land Km2:0.67
Population As Of:2021
Population Total:205
Population Density Km2:305.2
Timezone:MST
Utc Offset:−7
Timezone Dst:MDT
Utc Offset Dst:−6
Coordinates:51.6583°N -112.7664°W
Elevation Footnotes:[2]
Elevation M:832
Blank Name:Highways
Blank Info:27, 9, 56
Blank1 Name:Waterways
Blank1 Info:West Michichi Creek, Red Deer River

Morrin is a village in central Alberta, Canada. It is located 26 km north of the Town of Drumheller, along Highway 27 and the Railink Central Western railway.

The Morrin Bridge Provincial recreation area is located 10 km west of the village, in the Red Deer River valley, and Dry Island Buffalo Jump Provincial Park is located 40 km north.

Morrin was originally named "Blooming Prairie" but was renamed Morrin in honour of the engineer of the first train to the village.[3]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Village of Morrin had a population of 205 living in 113 of its 131 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 240. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2021.[4]

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Village of Morrin recorded a population of 240 living in 110 of its 132 total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of 245. With a land area of 0.67km2, it had a population density of in 2016.[5]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Location and History Profile: Village of Morrin . . 470 . October 21, 2016 . October 23, 2016.
  2. Web site: Alberta Private Sewage Systems 2009 Standard of Practice Handbook: Appendix A.3 Alberta Design Data (A.3.A. Alberta Climate Design Data by Town) . Safety Codes Council . PDF . 212–215 (PDF pages 226–229) . January 2012 . October 8, 2013.
  3. Book: Morrin and District History Book Committee. Blooming Prairie : a history of Morrin and district. 1970. 13.
  4. Web site: Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities) . . February 9, 2022 . February 9, 2022.
  5. Web site: Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Alberta) . . February 8, 2017 . February 8, 2017.