Gunn, Alberta

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Gunn
Hamlet
Gunn, Alberta is located in Alberta
Gunn, Alberta
Location of Gunn in Alberta
Coordinates: 53°43′37″N 114°20′37″W / 53.7269°N 114.3436°W / 53.7269; -114.3436Coordinates: 53°43′37″N 114°20′37″W / 53.7269°N 114.3436°W / 53.7269; -114.3436
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
Census divisionNo. 13
Municipal districtLac Ste. Anne County
Government
 • TypeUnincorporated
 • ReeveWilliam Hegy
 • Governing body
Lac Ste. Anne County Council
  • Ross Bohnet
  • Wayne Borle
  • Dwight Davidson
  • Lloyd Glebelhaus
  • William Hegy
  • Robert Kohn
  • Lorne Olsvik
Area
[1]
 • Total0.01 km2 (0.004 sq mi)
Elevation
740 m (2,430 ft)
Population
 (2016)[1]
 • Total10
Time zoneUTC−7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−6 (MDT)

Gunn is a hamlet in Alberta, Canada within Lac Ste. Anne County.[2] It is located west of the junction of Highway 43 and Highway 33 on the northeast shore of Lac Ste. Anne. It is approximately 58 kilometres (36 mi) northwest of Edmonton and has an elevation of 740 metres (2,430 ft).

The hamlet is located in Census Division No. 13 and in the federal riding of Yellowhead.

The community has the name of Peter Gunn, Hudson's Bay Company factor at Lac Ste. Anne and first MLA for that constituency.[3][4]

The first post office was established in 1915.[3]

Demographics[]

As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Gunn recorded a population of 10 living in 4 of its 10 total private dwellings, an increase from its 2011 population of 0. With a land area of 0.01 km2 (0.0039 sq mi), it had a population density of 1,000.0/km2 (2,590.0/sq mi) in 2016.[1]

As a designated place in the 2011 Census, Gunn had a population of 0 living in 1 of its 1 total dwellings, a −100% change from its 2006 population of 93. With a land area of 0.01 km2 (0.0039 sq mi), it had a population density of 0/km2 (0/sq mi) in 2011.[5]

See also[]

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 6, 2021. Retrieved September 29, 2021.
  3. ^ a b Lac Ste. Anne Historical Society. Archives Committee (1959). West of the Fifth: a history of Lac Ste. Anne Municipality. Edmonton, Ca: The Institute of Applied Art Ltd. p. 230.
  4. ^ Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 60.
  5. ^ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and designated places, 2011 and 2006 censuses (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. 2012-02-08. Retrieved 2012-04-07.


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