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°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 (2021)[3] | |
| • Land | 0.92 km2 (0.36 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 625 m (2,051 ft) |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
| • Total | 249 |
| • Density | 271.8/km2 (704/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.
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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 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Willingdon had a population of 249 living in 104 of its 159 total private dwellings, a change of -21.9% from its 2016 population of 319. With a land area of 0.92 km2 (0.36 sq mi), it had a population density of 270.7/km2 (701.0/sq mi) in 2021.[3]
As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Willingdon had 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.[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: Canada and designated places". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
- ^ "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. January 12, 2022. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
- ^ "Alberta's Grain Elevators" (PDF). Retrieved October 12, 2023.
- ^ "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.
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