Munson, Alberta facts for kids

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Village
Village of Munson
Munson Location in Alberta
Country	Canada
Province	Alberta
Region	Central Alberta
Census Division	No. 5
Municipal district	Starland County
Incorporated
• Village	May 5, 1911
Area  (2021)
• Land	2.56 km2 (0.99 sq mi)
Elevation	825 m (2,707 ft)
Population  (2021)
• Total	170
• Density	66.3/km2 (172/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−7 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−6 (MDT)
Highways	9

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.

History

Prior to the end of World War I, Munson was the site of a Ukrainian Canadian internment camp where the prisoners laboured on the railway. The camp, which remained open until March 21, 1919, consisted of shelters made of railway cars.

Demographics

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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 (197/sq mi) in 2016.