Grimshaw, Alberta
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| Census division | No. 19 |
| Municipal District | Peace |
| Area: | 3.90 km² |
| Founded | 1921 |
| Incorporated | 1930(Village) 1953(Town) |
| Population
Town Population |
2,435 (2001) |
| Population density | 624/km² |
| Time zone | Mountain: UTC -7 |
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| Elevation | 615 m MSL |
| Highways | Highway 2 Highway 35 |
| Waterways | Cardinal Lake |
| Mayor | Brian Allen |
| Governing body | Grimshaw Town Council |
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Grimshaw is a town in northern Alberta located west of Peace River at the junction of Alberta Highway 35, Highway 2, and bypass Highway 2A, and the Mackenzie Northern Railway.
Originally surveyed in 1921, Grimshaw was incorporated as a village in 1930, and then a town in 1953.
Population: 2,435 (2005).
[edit] External links
- Town of Grimshaw - official website
- inactive website for 2003 50th Anniversary
- Village of Grimshaw History from 2003 50th Anniversary site.
- Discover the Peace Country - Grimshaw
- AlbertaFirst - Grimshaw - Statistics
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