Morrin is a village in
central Alberta
Central Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta.
Central Alberta is the most densely populated rural area in the province. Agriculture and energy are important to the area's economy.
Geography
Central Alberta is bordered ...
, 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
The Red Deer River is a river in Alberta and a small portion of Saskatchewan, Canada. It is a major tributary of the South Saskatchewan River and is part of the larger Saskatchewan / Nelson River, Nelson system that empties into Hudson Bay.
T ...
valley, and
Dry Island Buffalo Jump Provincial Park
Dry Island Buffalo Jump Provincial Park is a provincial park in Central Alberta, Canada, located about southeast of Red Deer and northeast of Trochu, 1 mile north and 10 miles east of Huxley. The park is situated along the Red Deer River and fe ...
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.
Demographics
In the
2021 Census of Population
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conducted by
Statistics Canada
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, 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.
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 , it had a population density of in 2016.
See also
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List of communities in Alberta
The province of Alberta, Canada, is divided into ten types of Local government in Canada, local governments – urban municipalities (including List of cities in Alberta, cities, List of towns in Alberta, towns, List of villages in Alberta, vil ...
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List of francophone communities in Alberta
This is a list of francophone communities in Alberta. Municipalities with a high percentage of French-speakers in the Canadian province of Alberta are listed.
Alberta’s Francophone population dates back to its early days as part of Rupert’s ...
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List of villages in Alberta
A village is an urban municipality status type used in the Canadian province of Alberta. Alberta villages are created when communities with populations of at least 300 people, where a majority of their buildings are on parcels of land smaller t ...
References
External links
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{{Subdivisions of Alberta, villages=yes
1920 establishments in Alberta
Villages in Alberta