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Faust, Alberta

Faust (/fɔːst/ FAWST) is a hamlet in northern Alberta within Big Lakes County, 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.

Demographics

Population history
of Faust
YearPop.±%
1941421—    
1951753+78.9%
1956344−54.3%
1961763+121.8%
1966535−29.9%
1971353−34.0%
1976298−15.6%
1981399+33.9%
1986344−13.8%
1991352+2.3%
1991A357+1.4%
1996343−3.9%
2001365+6.4%
2006317−13.2%
2011275−13.2%
2016261−5.1%
2021282+8.0%
Source: Statistics Canada

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 km (1.71 sq mi), it had a population density of 63.8/km (165.2/sq mi) in 2021.

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 km (1.77 sq mi), it had a population density of 56.9/km (147.3/sq mi) in 2016.

See also

References

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