Willingdon, Alberta
Willingdon | |
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Hamlet of Willingdon | |
Willingdon Location of Willingdon in Alberta | |
Coordinates: 53°49′53″N 112°07′39″W / 53.83139°N 112.12750°WCoordinates: 53°49′53″N 112°07′39″W / 53.83139°N 112.12750°W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Alberta |
Region | Central Alberta |
Census division | 10 |
Municipal district | County of Two Hills No. 21 |
Incorporated[1] | |
• Village | August 31, 1928 |
Dissolved[2] | September 1, 2017 |
Government | |
• Governing body | County of Two Hills No. 21 Council |
Area (2016)[3] | |
• Land | 0.92 km2 (0.36 sq mi) |
Elevation | 625 m (2,051 ft) |
Population (2016)[3] | |
• Total | 319 |
• Density | 345/km2 (890/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC−7 (MST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
Highways | 45 857 |
Waterways | Withford Lake |
Willingdon is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada within the County of Two Hills No. 21.[4] It is located approximately 117 km (73 mi) northeast of Edmonton, Alberta's capital city.
History[]
Willingdon originally incorporated as a village on August 31, 1928.[1] It dissolved from village status 89 years later on September 1, 2017, becoming a hamlet under the jurisdiction of the County of Two Hills No. 21.[2]
In 1985, one of the last two traditional wooden grain elevators in Alberta was built in Willingdon by the Alberta Wheat Pool.[5]
Demographics[]
In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Village of Willingdon recorded a population of 319 living in 130 of its 160 total private dwellings, a 16% change from its 2011 population of 275. With a land area of 0.92 km2 (0.36 sq mi), it had a population density of 346.7/km2 (898.1/sq mi) in 2016.[3]
In the 2011 Census, the Village of Willingdon had a population of 275 living in 131 of its 166 total dwellings, a −6.8% change from its 2006 population of 295. With a land area of 0.97 km2 (0.37 sq mi), it had a population density of 283.5/km2 (734.3/sq mi) in 2011.[6]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ a b "Location and History Profile: Village of Willingdon" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. October 21, 2016. p. 618. Retrieved October 23, 2016.
- ^ a b "O.C. 240/2017". Government of Alberta. June 12, 2017. Retrieved September 30, 2017.
- ^ a b c "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved February 8, 2017.
- ^ "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. January 6, 2021. Retrieved September 29, 2021.
- ^ http://www.grainelevatorsalberta.ca/articles/HRM-history.pdf
- ^ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2011 and 2006 censuses (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2012. Retrieved February 8, 2012.
- 1928 establishments in Alberta
- 2017 disestablishments in Alberta
- Hamlets in Alberta
- Former villages in Alberta