MacKay, Alberta

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MacKay
Locality
MacKay is located in Yellowhead County
MacKay
MacKay
Coordinates: 53°38′34″N 115°35′11″W / 53.64278°N 115.58639°W / 53.64278; -115.58639Coordinates: 53°38′34″N 115°35′11″W / 53.64278°N 115.58639°W / 53.64278; -115.58639
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
Municipal districtYellowhead County
Hamlet designation[1]May 14, 1979
Hamlet repeal[2]February 26, 2016
Area
 (2021)[3]
 • Land0.02 km2 (0.008 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total10
 • Density512.8/km2 (1,328/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−6 (MDT)

MacKay is a locality in west-central Alberta, Canada within Yellowhead County. It is located on the Yellowhead Highway (Highway 16) approximately 57 km (35 mi) east of Edson.

Statistics Canada recognizes MacKay as a designated place.[4] It was designated as a hamlet between 1979 and 2019.

History[]

MacKay was designated a hamlet by the Government of Alberta on May 14, 1979 for the purpose of accessing street restoration funding.[1] Yellowhead County repealed the hamlet designation on February 26, 2019.[2]

Demographics[]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, MacKay recorded a population of 10 living in 4 of its 9 total private dwellings, a change of 0% from its 2016 population of 10. With a land area of 0.02 km2 (0.0077 sq mi), it had a population density of 500.0/km2 (1,295.0/sq mi) in 2021.[3]

As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Mackay recorded a population of 10 living in 7 of its 12 total private dwellings, a change of 100% from its 2011 population of 5. With a land area of 0.02 km2 (0.0077 sq mi), it had a population density of 500.0/km2 (1,295.0/sq mi) in 2016.[4]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Bylaw 03.19 to Repeal Bylaw 1.79 Establishment of Hamlet Boundaries (MacKay)" (PDF). Yellowhead County. February 26, 2019. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Council Meeting Minutes". Yellowhead County. February 26, 2019. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
  3. ^ a b c "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
  4. ^ a b "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.


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