Willingdon, Alberta
History
Willingdon originally incorporated as a village on August 31, 1928. 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.
In 1985, one of the last two traditional wooden grain elevators in Alberta was built in Willingdon by the Alberta Wheat Pool.
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 km (0.36 sq mi), it had a population density of 270.7/km (701.0/sq mi) in 2021.
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 km (0.36 sq mi), it had a population density of 346.7/km (898.1/sq mi) in 2016.
See also
References
- ^ "Location and History Profile: Village of Willingdon" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. October 21, 2016. p. 618. Retrieved October 23, 2016.
- ^ "O.C. 240/2017". Government of Alberta. June 12, 2017. Retrieved September 30, 2017.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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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