Grassy Lake is a hamlet

Hamlet (place)

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 in Alberta

Alberta

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, Canada

Canada

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 within the Municipal District (M.D.) of Taber

Taber, Alberta (municipal district)

The Municipal District of Taber is a municipal district in southern Alberta, Canada. It is located in Census Division 2.-Demographics:The population of the Municipal District of Taber according to its 2008 municipal census is 6,714....

. It is located on the Crowsnest Highway

Crowsnest Highway

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 (Highway 3), between Burdett and Taber. It has an elevation of 810 metres (2,657.5 ft).

The hamlet is located in census division

Census division

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 No. 2

Division No. 2, Alberta

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 and in the federal riding

Alberta federal electoral districts

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 of Medicine Hat

Medicine Hat (electoral district)

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.

Demographics

The population of Grassy Lake according to the M.D. of Taber's 2008 municipal census is 596.

As of 2006, Grassy Lake had a total population of 443 living in 110 dwellings. With a land area of 1.61 km² (0.621624475333981 sq mi), it has a population density

Population density

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 of 275.9 /km2.

Industry Canada shows that Grassy Lake's greater rural area had a total population of 783 living in 223 dwellings in 2001. With a land area of 455.5 km² (175.9 sq mi), its greater rural area has a population density

Population density

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of 2 /km2.