title: Galahad, Alberta
text: # Galahad, Alberta
  
  Galahad is a hamlet in east-central Alberta, Canada within Flagstaff County. It is located just a few miles north of the Battle River valley on a former Canadian National rail line. The hamlet was originally incorporated as a village on May 5, 1918. It dissolved to become a hamlet under the jurisdiction of Flagstaff County on January 1, 2016.
  
  ## Demographics
  
  In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Galahad had a population of 125 living in 51 of its 54 total private dwellings, a change of 12.6% from its 2016 population of 111. With a land area of 0.45 $km^2$ (0.17 sq mi), it had a population density of $277.8/km^2$ (719.4/sq mi) in 2021.
  
  As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Galahad had a population of 111 living in 44 of its 46 total private dwellings, a -6.7% change from its 2011 population of 119. With a land area of 0.60 $km^2$ (0.23 sq mi), it had a population density of $185.0/km^2$ (479.1/sq mi) in 2016.
  
  ## Economy
  
  The economic base of the Galahad area is agriculture (wheat, barley, canola as well as ranching), oil and gas production, coal mining and power generation.
  
  ## Arts and culture
  
  The community was named after Galahad, of Arthurian legend. Of interest, the roads in Galahad have been given names pertaining to Arthurian legend. The hamlet has roads named Merlin Street, Sir Lancelot Street (which perhaps not surprisingly intersects with Guinevere Avenue) and King Arthur Street. Other road names include "Lady Helen" and "Lady Vivian," which are figures not clearly connected with Camelot.
  
  ## Transportation
  
  Nearby transportation routes include Highway 36 and Highway 53.
  
  