Faust, Alberta

Coordinates: 55°18′57″N 115°37′39″W / 55.31583°N 115.62750°W / 55.31583; -115.62750
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Faust
Faust is located in Alberta
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Location of Faust
Faust is located in Canada
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Faust (Canada)
Coordinates: 55°18′57″N 115°37′39″W / 55.31583°N 115.62750°W / 55.31583; -115.62750
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
RegionNorthern Alberta
Census division17
Municipal districtBig Lakes County
Government
 • TypeUnincorporated
 • Governing bodyBig Lakes County Council
Area
 (2021)[1]
 • Land4.42 km2 (1.71 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total282
 • Density63.7/km2 (165/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−07:00 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−06:00 (MDT)
Area code(s)780, 587, 825

Faust (/fɔːst/ FAWST)[2] is a hamlet in northern Alberta within Big Lakes County,[3] located 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) north of Highway 2, approximately 241 kilometres (150 mi) northwest of Edmonton (309 km by road).

The community has the name of E. T. Faust, a railroad officer.[4]

Demographics[edit]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Faust had a population of 282 living in 133 of its 167 total private dwellings, a change of 8% from its 2016 population of 261. With a land area of 4.42 km2 (1.71 sq mi), it had a population density of 63.8/km2 (165.2/sq mi) in 2021.[1]

As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Faust had a population of 261 living in 117 of its 152 total private dwellings, a change of -5.1% from its 2011 population of 275. With a land area of 4.59 km2 (1.77 sq mi), it had a population density of 56.9/km2 (147.3/sq mi) in 2016.[5]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
  2. ^ The Canadian Press (2017), The Canadian Press Stylebook (18th ed.), Toronto: The Canadian Press
  3. ^ "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. January 12, 2022. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
  4. ^ Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 50.
  5. ^ "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.