Grouard
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Grouard, also known as Grouard Mission, is a hamlet in northern Alberta within Big Lakes County.[1] It was previously an incorporated municipality between 1909 and 1944,
Grouard is located 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) north of Highway 2, approximately 171 kilometres (106 mi) northeast of Grande Prairie. It is the administrative office of the Kapawe'no First Nations.
History
Grouard, named after Bishop Émile Grouard, was originally incorporated as a village on September 27, 1909[2] and then as a town in December, 1912. In 1913, the community had a population of more than 1,000, but was largely abandoned once the Edmonton, Dunvegan and British Columbia Railway (EDBCR) was built 12 miles (19 km) south of Grouard. Many of the residents and businesses moved to High Prairie, a community on the railway line.[3]
Grouard reverted from town status to village status on June 7, 1940, and then dissolved from village status on January 15, 1944 to become part of Improvement District No. 764.[4]
Demographics
As a designated place in the 2011 Census, Grouard Mission had a population of 303 living in 84 of its 106 total dwellings, a -5.9% change from its 2006 population of 322. With a land area of 4.38 km2 (1.69 sq mi), it had a population density of 69.18/km2 (179.2/sq mi) in 2011.[5]
Education
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Northern Lakes College has a campus in Grouard next to the Kapawe'no First Nations Reserve.[6] The college offers family residences for students.[7] The Native Cultural Arts Museum is a part of Northern Lakes College and is located in the Moosehorn Lodge at the Grouard campus.[8] The Museum’s collection celebrates various aspects of Indigenous cultures, with a special focus on Métis peoples and the Woodland Cree of northern Alberta.[9]
Northland School Division No. 61 hosts grades K-9. Students who continue from grade 9 travel by bus to attend high school in High Prairie. Grouard students also have the option to attend school from K-12 in High Prairie.
See also
- Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Grouard–McLennan
- List of communities in Alberta
- List of designated places in Alberta
- List of hamlets in Alberta
References
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- ↑ http://www.mdbiglakes.ca/index.php/tourism/history-and-museums
External links
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