Bellis, Alberta

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Bellis
Hamlet
The Bellis Home Grain Co. Ltd. elevator, which was built in 1920, closed in 1972 and moved in 1980, is now located and preserved on display at the Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Village, east of Edmonton.
The Bellis Home Grain Co. Ltd. elevator, which was built in 1920, closed in 1972 and moved in 1980, is now located and preserved on display at the Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Village, east of Edmonton.
Bellis is located in Alberta
Bellis
Bellis
Location of Bellis
Coordinates: 54°08′34″N 112°09′01″W / 54.14278°N 112.15028°W / 54.14278; -112.15028Coordinates: 54°08′34″N 112°09′01″W / 54.14278°N 112.15028°W / 54.14278; -112.15028
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
RegionCentral Alberta
Census division12
Municipal districtSmoky Lake County
Government
 • TypeUnincorporated
 • Governing bodySmoky Lake County Council
Area
[1]
 • Land0.23 km2 (0.09 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[1]
 • Total50
Time zoneUTC−07:00 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−06:00 (MDT)
Area code(s)780, 587, 825

Bellis is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada within Smoky Lake County.[2] Previously an incorporated municipality, Bellis dissolved from village status on January 1, 1946 to become part of the Municipal District of Vilna No. 575.[3]

Bellis is located 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) west of Highway 36, approximately 111 kilometres (69 mi) northeast of Edmonton. The hamlet's name derives from the Ukrainian: Bel lis "white woods", referring to the local birch and poplars. The first settlers arrived in 1898.[4]

Demographics[]

As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Bellis recorded a population of 50 living in 19 of its 36 total private dwellings, a change of -7.4% from its 2011 population of 54. With a land area of 0.23 km2 (0.089 sq mi), it had a population density of 217.4/km2 (563.0/sq mi) in 2016.[1]

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References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and designated places, 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved February 13, 2017.
  2. ^ "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. January 12, 2022. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
  3. ^ "Table 6a: Population by census divisions and subdivisions showing reorganization of rural areas, 1931-1946". Census of the Prairie Provinces, 1946. Vol. Volume I: Population. Ottawa: Dominion Bureau of Statistics. 1949. p. 426. {{cite book}}: |volume= has extra text (help)
  4. ^ A century of progress : an historical study of the Waskatenau, Smoky Lake, Warspite, Bellis, Vilna and Spedden school communities. The County of Smoky Lake No. 13. 1967. p. 1. Archived from the original on March 3, 2017. Retrieved June 10, 2013.


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