Colinton, Alberta
Colinton | |
|---|---|
Hamlet | |
  Colinton Location of Colinton in Alberta | |
| Coordinates: 54°37′15″N 113°15′7″W / 54.62083°N 113.25194°W | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Alberta |
| Region | Northern Alberta |
| Census division | 13 |
| Municipal district | Athabasca County |
| Government | |
| • Reeve | Doris Splane |
| • Governing body | Athabasca County Council
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| Area | |
| • Land | 2.89 km2 (1.12 sq mi) |
| Population (2016)[2] | |
| • Total | 249 |
| Population and land area was calculated by combining the figures for the designated places of Colinton and McNabb's. | |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| Website | www |
Colinton is a hamlet in northern Alberta, Canada within Athabasca County.[3] It is located 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) east of Highway 2 on Highway 663, approximately 121 kilometres (75 mi) north of Edmonton.
The Hamlet of Colinton consists of two designated places defined by Statistics Canada – Colinton and McNabb's – as well additional lands south of McNabb's that is not currently located within either designated place.[4][5] James Maurice Milne, owner of the land on which the railway station was built, named the hamlet after his birthplace, Colinton Scotland.[6] Previously Colinton was known as Kinnoull. Colinton.[7]
Demographics
As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, by combining the designated places of "Colinton" and "McNabb's", Colinton recorded a population of 249 living in 101 of its 118 total private dwellings, a change of -9.1% from its 2011 population of 274 . With a land area of 2.89 km2 (1.12 sq mi), it had a population density of 86.2/km2 (223.2/sq mi) in 2016.[2]
In the 2011 Census, by combining the designated places of "Colinton" and "McNabb's", Colinton had a population of 274 living in 112 of its 114 total dwellings, a 10.8% change from its 2006 population of 252. With a land area of 2.88 km2 (1.11 sq mi), it had a population density of 95.1/km2 (246.4/sq mi) in 2011.[8]
See also
References
- ^ "Municipal Officials Search". Alberta Municipal Affairs. May 9, 2019. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Alberta Municipal Affairs (2010-04-01). "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-02-29. Retrieved 2010-06-20.
- ^ "GeoSearch2006". Statistics Canada. 2009-02-16. Retrieved 2011-03-29.
- ^ "Athabasca County Ownership Map" (PDF). Athabasca County. 2011-03-03. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-05-17. Retrieved 2011-03-29.
- ^ Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 36.
- ^ Colinton History Book Club (1980). Colinton & districts : yesterday & today. Coltinton, Alberta. p. 7. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2013-06-15.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and designated places, 2011 and 2006 censuses (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. 2012-02-08. Retrieved 2012-04-06.
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