Munson, Alberta

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.

Munson
Village
Village of Munson
Munson
Coordinates: 51°33′47″N 112°44′30″W
Country	Canada
Province	Alberta
Region	Central Alberta
Census Division	No. 5
Municipal district	Starland County
Incorporated[1]
• Village	May 5, 1911
Government [2]
• Mayor	Mary Taylor
• Governing body	Munson Village Council
Area  (2021)[3]
• Land	2.56 km2 (0.99 sq mi)
Elevation	825 m (2,707 ft)
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	170
• Density	66.3/km2 (172/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−7 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−6 (MDT)
Highways	9

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.^[4]

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 (172.0/sq mi) in 2021.^[3]

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 (196.6/sq mi) in 2016.^[5]

See also

• List of communities in Alberta
• List of francophone communities in Alberta
• List of villages in Alberta