Lodgepole, Alberta
Lodgepole | |
|---|---|
  Lodgepole Location of Lodgepole  Lodgepole Lodgepole (Canada) | |
| Coordinates: 53°06′02″N 115°18′49″W / 53.10056°N 115.31361°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Region | Central Alberta |
| Census division | 11 |
| Municipal district | Brazeau County |
| Government | |
| • Type | Unincorporated |
| • Governing body | Brazeau County Council |
| Area (2021)[1] | |
| • Land | 1.74 km2 (0.67 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Total | 117 |
| • Density | 67.2/km2 (174/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−07:00 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−06:00 (MDT) |
| Area code(s) | 780, 587, 825 |
Lodgepole is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada within Brazeau County.[2] It is located approximately 31 kilometres (19 mi) west of Highway 22 and 131 kilometres (81 mi) southwest of Edmonton.
History
[edit]The Town of Lodgepole was established on July 1, 1956, and had a population of 508 by 1961.[3] The population declined to 207 by 1966.[4] The town was dissolved in 1970, becoming a hamlet.[5]
On October 17, 1982, a sour gas well AMOCO DOME BRAZEAU RIVER 13-12-48-12, being drilled 20 km west of Lodgepole, blew out.[6] The burning well was finally capped 67 days later by the Texas well-control company, Boots & Coots.[7]
Demographics
[edit]In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Lodgepole had a population of 117 living in 58 of its 70 total private dwellings, a change of 0.9% from its 2016 population of 116. With a land area of 1.74 km2 (0.67 sq mi), it had a population density of 67.2/km2 (174.2/sq mi) in 2021.[1]
As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Lodgepole had a population of 116 living in 53 of its 59 total private dwellings, a change of -7.2% from its 2011 population of 125. With a land area of 1.75 km2 (0.68 sq mi), it had a population density of 66.3/km2 (171.7/sq mi) in 2016.[8]
See also
[edit]- List of communities in Alberta
- List of designated places in Alberta
- List of former urban municipalities in Alberta
- List of hamlets in Alberta
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
- ^ "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. April 1, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 29, 2012. Retrieved June 20, 2010.
- ^ "Table 6: Population by census subdivisions, 1901–1961". 1961 Census of Canada. Series 1.1: Historical, 1901–1961. Vol. I: Population. Ottawa: Dominion Bureau of Statistics. 1963. pp. 6.81 and 6.124.
- ^ "Population by specified age groups and sex, for census subdivisions, 1966". Census of Canada, 1966. Vol. Population, Specified Age Groups and Sex for Counties and Census Subdivisions, 1966. Ottawa: Dominion Bureau of Statistics. 1968. p. 111.
- ^ AECOM (2017). Brazeau County. Hamlet of Lodgepole Area Structure Plan (PDF). AECOM. p. 5.
- ^ Lodgepole Blowout Inquiry Panel (1984). REPORT TO THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL WITH RESPECT TO AN INQUIRY HELD INTO THE BLOWOUT OF THE WELL, AMOCO DOME BRAZEAU RIVER 13-12-48-12. Energy Resources Conservation Board.
- ^ Zdeb, Chris (December 23, 2014). "Dec. 23, 1982: Lodgepole sour gas well blowout finally capped". Edmonton Journal. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
- ^ "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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