Lodgepole is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada within Brazeau County. It is located approximately 31 kilometres (19 mi) west of Highway 22 and 131 kilometres (81 mi) southwest of Edmonton.

History

The Town of Lodgepole was established on July 1, 1956, and had a population of 508 by 1961. The population declined to 207 by 1966. The town was dissolved in 1970, becoming a hamlet.

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. The burning well was finally capped 67 days later by the Texas well-control company, Boots & Coots.

Demographics

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 km (0.67 sq mi), it had a population density of 67.2/km (174.2/sq mi) in 2021.

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 km (0.68 sq mi), it had a population density of 66.3/km (171.7/sq mi) in 2016.

See also

• List of communities in Alberta
• List of designated places in Alberta
• List of former urban municipalities in Alberta
• List of hamlets in Alberta