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.
Colinton | |
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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 (2021)[2] | |
| • Land | 3.55 km2 (1.37 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | |
• Total | 169 |
| • Density | 47.6/km2 (123/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| Website | www |
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 Colinton, Scotland, his birthplace.[6] Previously Colinton was known as Kinnoull.[7]
Demographics
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1941 | 145 | — |
| 1951 | 163 | +12.4% |
| 1956 | 145 | −11.0% |
| 1961 | 114 | −21.4% |
| 1966 | 129 | +13.2% |
| 1971 | 125 | −3.1% |
| 1976 | 126 | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 117 | −7.1% |
| 1986 | 147 | +25.6% |
| 1991 | 195 | +32.7% |
| 1991A | 196 | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 196 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 195 | −0.5% |
| 2006 | 187 | −4.1% |
| 2011 | 215 | +15.0% |
| 2016 | 201 | −6.5% |
| 2016R | 254 | +26.4% |
| 2021 | 169 | −33.5% |
| Source: Statistics Canada [8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][2] | ||
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Colinton had a population of 169 living in 68 of its 100 total private dwellings, a change of -33.5% from its 2016 population of 254. With a land area of 3.55 km2 (1.37 sq mi), it had a population density of 47.6/km2 (123.3/sq mi) in 2021.[2]
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.[21]
See also
editReferences
edit- ↑ "Municipal Officials Search". Alberta Municipal Affairs. May 9, 2019. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
- 1 2 3 4 "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. June 3, 2024. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
- ↑ "GeoSearch2006". Statistics Canada. February 16, 2009. Archived from the original on November 16, 2007. Retrieved March 29, 2011.
- ↑ "Athabasca County Ownership Map" (PDF). Athabasca County. March 3, 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 17, 2011. Retrieved March 29, 2011.
- ↑ 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 September 24, 2015. Retrieved June 15, 2013.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ↑ Ninth Census of Canada, 1951 (PDF). Vol. SP-7 (Population: Unincorporated villages and hamlets). Dominion Bureau of Statistics. March 31, 1954.
- ↑ Census of Canada, 1956 (PDF). Vol. Population of unincorporated villages and settlements. Dominion Bureau of Statistics. October 25, 1957.
- ↑ 1961 Census of Canada: Population (PDF). Series SP: Unincorporated Villages. Vol. Bulletin SP—4. Ottawa: Dominion Bureau of Statistics. April 18, 1963.
- ↑ Census of Canada 1966: Population (PDF). Special Bulletin: Unincorporated Places. Vol. Bulletin S–3. Ottawa: Dominion Bureau of Statistics. 1968.
- ↑ 1971 Census of Canada: Population (PDF). Special Bulletin: Unincorporated Settlements. Vol. Bulletin SP—1. Ottawa: Statistics Canada. 1973.
- ↑ "Geographical Identification and Population for Unincorporated Places of 25 persons and over, 1971 and 1976". 1976 Census of Canada (PDF). Supplementary Bulletins: Geographic and Demographic (Population of Unincorporated Places—Canada). Vol. Bulletin 8SG.1. Ottawa: Statistics Canada. 1978.
- ↑ 1981 Census of Canada (PDF). Place name reference list. Vol. Western provinces and the Territories. Ottawa: Statistics Canada. 1983.
- ↑ 1986 Census of Canada (PDF). Population. Vol. Unincorporated Places. Ottawa: Statistics Canada. 1988.
- ↑ 91 Census (PDF). Population and Dwelling Counts. Vol. Unincorporated Places. Ottawa: Statistics Canada. 1993.
- ↑ 96 Census (PDF). A National Overview: Population and Dwelling Counts (1996 ed.). Ottawa: Statistics Canada. 1997.
- ↑ "Population and Dwelling Counts, for Canada, Provinces and Territories, and Census Divisions, 2001 and 1996 Censuses - 100% Data (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. August 15, 2012. Retrieved September 19, 2024.
- ↑ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and designated places, 2006 and 2001 censuses - 100% data (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. July 20, 2021. Retrieved September 19, 2024.
- ↑ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and designated places, 2011 and 2006 censuses (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2012. Retrieved September 19, 2024.
- 1 2 "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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