Falun
Hamlet
Falun is located in Alberta
Falun
Falun
Location of Falun
Falun is located in Canada
Falun
Falun
Falun (Canada)
Coordinates: 52°57′30″N 113°50′33″W / 52.95833°N 113.84250°W / 52.95833; -113.84250
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
RegionCentral Alberta
Census division11
Municipal districtCounty of Wetaskiwin No. 10
Government
 • TypeUnincorporated
 • Governing bodyCounty of Wetaskiwin No. 10 Council
Population
 (1991)[1]
 • Total25
Time zoneUTC−07:00 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−06:00 (MDT)
Area code(s)780, 587, 825

Falun is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada within the County of Wetaskiwin No. 10.[2] It is located on Highway 13, approximately 31 kilometres (19 mi) west of Wetaskiwin.

The community was named by John Strom[3] after Falun, in Sweden, the native land of a large share of the early citizens.[4] The first school opened in 1906[5] and the first post office opened in 1904.[6]

Falun is home to an outdoor arena that features the boards and glass from Calgary's Scotiabank Saddledome.[7]

Demographics

Falun recorded a population of 25 in the 1991 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada.[1]

Education

Wetaskiwin Regional Division No. 11 operates public schools: Falun Elementary School serves primary grades,[8] and Pigeon Lake Regional School serves secondary grades.[9]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "91 Census: Unincorporated Places — Population and Dwelling Counts" (PDF). Statistics Canada. June 1993. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. January 12, 2022. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
  3. ↑ "What is in a name?". Retrieved March 28, 2019.
  4. ↑ Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 50.
  5. ↑ Freeway West. The Falun Historical Society. 1972. p. 469.
  6. ↑ "Historical photos photographs of Falun". www.prairie-towns.com. Retrieved December 12, 2016.
  7. ↑ "From the Saddledome to Falun, Alberta". CBC. Retrieved November 13, 2013.
  8. ↑ "Falun Elementary School." Wetaskiwin Regional Division No. 11. Retrieved on September 13, 2018.
  9. ↑ "Pigeon Lake Regional School." Wetaskiwin Regional Division No. 11. Retrieved on September 13, 2018.


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