Hanna

• Name — Hanna • Official Name — Town of Hanna • Type — Town • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Name — Canada • Subdivision Type1 — Province • Subdivision Name1 — Alberta • Subdivision Type2 — Region • Subdivision Name2 — Southern Alberta • Subdivision Type3 — Census division • Subdivision Name3 — 4 • Leader Title — Mayor • Leader Name — Elizabeth Lajoie • Leader Title1 — Governing body • Leader Name1 — Hanna Town Council • Established Title — Founded • Established Title1 — Incorporated • Established Title2 — • Village • Established Date2 — December 31, 1912 • Established Title3 — • Town • Established Date3 — April 14, 1914 • Founder — Canadian Northern Railway • Named For — David Blyth Hanna • Area Footnotes — (2021) • Area Land Km2 — 8.4 • Population As Of — 2021 • Population Total — 2394 • Population Density Km2 — 285.1 • Time Zone — Alberta Time • Utc Offset — −06:00 • Elevation M — 785 • Postal Code Type — Postal code span • Postal Code — T0J 1P0 • Area Code Type — Area code • Area Code — 403, 587, 825 • Custom Label Sec1 — Highway • Custom Data Sec1 — Highway 9 • Website — www.hanna.ca

The town was first settled in 1912 and was incorporated in 1914. The Canadian Northern Railway's Goose Lake line running between Saskatoon to Calgary was built there at that time. Hanna was named after David Blyth Hanna, the third vice president of the Canadian Northern Railway. It was a division point of the Canadian Northern Railway and had a 10-stall railway roundhouse. The Depression-era drought hurt the area. In 1939 the Alberta government established a Special Area to provide additional support for residents in that part of the province.

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Town of Hanna had a population of 2,394 living in 1,100 of its 1,257 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 2,559. With a land area of, it had a population density of sqmi in 2021. In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Town of Hanna recorded a population of 2,559 living in 1,149 of its 1,246 total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of 2,673. With a land area of 8.81 km2, it had a population density of sqmi in 2016.

The town's main industries are agriculture, oil production, power generation, tourism, and coal mining. It is the centre of a large trading area called Short Grass County and is the home of approximately 200 businesses. Natural resources in the Hanna area are coal, petroleum, natural gas, and bentonite.

• Illustration — Nickelback album covers on Hanna Arena • Robert Raymond Cook, mass murderer, last person to be executed in Alberta. • Chad Kroeger, Mike Kroeger, Brandon Kroeger, and Ryan Peake, members of the rock band Nickelback. The music video for the band’s song Photograph was filmed in Hanna, which features Chad Kroeger singing about his upbringing in the town. • Shirley McClellan, former provincial politician • Lanny McDonald, former professional hockey player, chairman of the Hockey Hall of Fame, and a Stanley Cup trustee. • Glen Motz, Conservative MP for Medicine Hat—Cardston—Warner • Blake Nill, college football coach and former professional football player • Jim Nill, general manager of the Dallas Stars and former professional hockey player • Milt Pahl, former provincial politician • Dave Ruhl, former professional wrestler • Marjorie Willison, author and radio personality

• Wake, Okayama is the sister town of Hanna.