Brant, Alberta

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Brant
Hamlet
Brant, circa 1906
Brant, circa 1906
Brant is located in Alberta
Brant
Brant
Location of Brant
Coordinates: 50°31′01″N 113°30′42″W / 50.51694°N 113.51167°W / 50.51694; -113.51167Coordinates: 50°31′01″N 113°30′42″W / 50.51694°N 113.51167°W / 50.51694; -113.51167
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
RegionSouthern Alberta
Census division5
Municipal districtVulcan County
Government
 • TypeUnincorporated
 • Governing bodyVulcan County Council
Population
 (2007)[1]
 • Total78
Time zoneUTC−07:00 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−06:00 (MDT)
Area code(s)403, 587, 825

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] a cemetery [6] and a Christian School. [7] now days Brant is almost deserted with a population of 78 according to the 2007 census.[8]

Grain elevator

Demographics[]

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

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Alberta Population Summary: Alberta's Hamlets Alphabetically, 2010" (PDF). Alberta Population. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
  2. ^ "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. January 12, 2022. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
  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. ^ "Brant Cemetery in Brant, Alberta - Find a Grave Cemetery". Find a Grave.
  7. ^ https://www.brantchristianschool.ca/
  8. ^ http://www.altapop.ca/popsums/2010/2010hamletsalpha.pdf
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