Brant, Alberta

Brant is a hamlet in southern Alberta, Canada within Vulcan County.^[2] It is located 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) south of Highway 23, approximately 71 kilometres (44 mi) southeast of Calgary. It is named after the number of Brant in the area.^[3][4] Brant is home to a grain elevator^[5] and a Christian School.^[6]

Brant
Hamlet
Brant, circa 1906
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Coordinates: 50°31′01″N 113°30′42″W
Country	Canada
Province	Alberta
Region	Southern Alberta
Census division	5
Municipal district	Vulcan County
Government
• Type	Unincorporated
• Governing body	Vulcan County Council
Population  (2007)[1]
• Total	78
Time zone	UTC−07:00 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−06:00 (MDT)
Area code(s)	403, 587, 825

Demographics

Population history
of Brant

Year	Pop.	±%
1941	97	—
1951	87	−10.3%
1956	58	−33.3%
1961	76	+31.0%
1966	51	−32.9%
1971	48	−5.9%
1976	37	−22.9%
1981	54	+45.9%
1986	45	−16.7%
1991	46	+2.2%
Source: Statistics Canada [7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15]

The population of Brant according to the 2007 municipal census conducted by Vulcan County is 78.^[1]

See also

Grain elevator

• List of communities in Alberta
• List of hamlets in Alberta

References

1. "Alberta Population Summary: Alberta's Hamlets Alphabetically, 2010" (PDF). Alberta Population. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 11, 2021. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
2. "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. June 3, 2024. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
3. Fencelines and Furrows History Book Society (1971). Fencelines and Furrows. p. 33. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved August 6, 2013.
4. Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 24.
5. "Elevator at Brant Alberta". March 6, 2018.
6. "Home". www.brantchristianschool.ca.
7. Ninth Census of Canada, 1951 (PDF). Vol. SP-7 (Population: Unincorporated villages and hamlets). Dominion Bureau of Statistics. March 31, 1954. Retrieved September 22, 2024.
8. Census of Canada, 1956 (PDF). Vol. Population of unincorporated villages and settlements. Dominion Bureau of Statistics. October 25, 1957. Retrieved September 23, 2024.
9. 1961 Census of Canada: Population (PDF). Series SP: Unincorporated Villages. Vol. Bulletin SP—4. Ottawa: Dominion Bureau of Statistics. April 18, 1963. Retrieved September 25, 2024.
10. Census of Canada 1966: Population (PDF). Special Bulletin: Unincorporated Places. Vol. Bulletin S–3. Ottawa: Dominion Bureau of Statistics. 1968. Retrieved September 25, 2024.
11. 1971 Census of Canada: Population (PDF). Special Bulletin: Unincorporated Settlements. Vol. Bulletin SP—1. Ottawa: Statistics Canada. 1973. Retrieved September 25, 2024.
12. "Geographical Identification and Population for Unincorporated Places of 25 persons and over, 1971 and 1976". 1976 Census of Canada (PDF). Supplementary Bulletins: Geographic and Demographic (Population of Unincorporated Places—Canada). Vol. Bulletin 8SG.1. Ottawa: Statistics Canada. 1978. Retrieved September 26, 2024.
13. 1981 Census of Canada (PDF). Place name reference list. Vol. Western provinces and the Territories. Ottawa: Statistics Canada. 1983. Retrieved September 26, 2024.
14. 1986 Census of Canada (PDF). Population. Vol. Unincorporated Places. Ottawa: Statistics Canada. 1988. Retrieved September 26, 2024.
15. 91 Census (PDF). Population and Dwelling Counts. Vol. Unincorporated Places. Ottawa: Statistics Canada. 1993. Retrieved September 26, 2024.