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Granville Lake (Cree: ᐅᑳᐏᒥᖨᐦᑳᓈᓂ, okâwimithihkânâni[3]) is an Indian settlement located on a peninsula on the south shore of Granville Lake (part of the Churchill River system) in northern Manitoba. The community is primarily a settlement of the Mathias Colomb First Nation, who now live in nearby Leaf Rapids.[4]
Granville Lake
ᐅᑳᐏᒥᖨᐦᑳᓈᓂ okâwimithihkânâni | |
|---|---|
  Granville Lake Location of Granville Lake in Manitoba | |
| Coordinates: 56°13′52″N 100°34′07″W | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Manitoba |
| Region | Northern Region |
| Census division | 23 |
| Government | |
| • (Flin Flon) | Gerard Jennissen (NDP) |
| • MP (Churchill) | Niki Ashton (NDP) |
| Area (2006)[1] | |
• Total | 2.33 km2 (0.90 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 10 |
| • Density | 4.3/km2 (11/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Postal code | R0B |
| Area code | 204 |
The community does not have all-weather road access; rather the community relies on ice roads in the winter and the lake-river system in the summer.
In the 2006 census, Granville Lake had a population of 98 living in 16 dwellings, a 42.0% increase from 2001. At that time, the settlement had a land area of 2.33 km2 (0.90 sq mi) and a population density of 42.0/km2 (109/sq mi).[1] In 2011, its population dropped to just 10 inhabitants,[2] as the community shifted to Leaf Rapids.[4]
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