Grassy Lake | |
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  Location of Grassy Lake in Alberta | |
| Coordinates: 49°49′34″N 111°42′00″W / 49.8261°N 111.7000°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Census division | No. 2 |
| Municipal district | Municipal District of Taber |
| Government | |
| • Type | Unincorporated |
| • Governing body | Municipal District of Taber Council |
| Area (2021)[1] | |
| • Land | 1.55 km2 (0.60 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 810 m (2,660 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Total | 856 |
| • Density | 552.5/km2 (1,431/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
Grassy Lake is a hamlet in Alberta, Canada within the Municipal District of Taber.[2] It is located on the Crowsnest Highway (Highway 3), midway between the cities of Lethbridge to the west and Medicine Hat to the east. It is approximately 13 km (8.1 mi) west of Burdett and 34 km (21 mi) east of Taber. It has an elevation of 810 metres (2,660 ft). It was formerly incorporated as a village, dissolving into the Municipal District of Taber on July 1, 1996.[3]
The hamlet is located in Census Division No. 2 and in the federal riding of Medicine Hat.
Grassy Lake was named for a nearby lake of the same name, which has since been drained.[4]
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
2021censuswas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. June 3, 2024. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
- ^ Alberta Municipal Affairs (May 8, 1996). "Grassy Lake" (PDF). Retrieved July 2, 2020.
- ^ Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 59.