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Coordinates: 55°25′01″N 116°18′41″W / 55.41694°N 116.31139°W / 55.41694; -116.31139
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Enilda
Hamlet
Enilda is located in Alberta
Enilda
Enilda
Location of Enilda
Enilda is located in Canada
Enilda
Enilda
Enilda (Canada)
Coordinates: 55°25′01″N 116°18′41″W / 55.41694°N 116.31139°W / 55.41694; -116.31139
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
RegionNorthern Alberta
Census division17
Municipal districtBig Lakes County
Government
 • TypeUnincorporated
 • Governing bodyBig Lakes County Council
Area
 (2021)[1]
 • Land0.72 km2 (0.28 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total145
 • Density202.2/km2 (524/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−07:00 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−06:00 (MDT)
Area code(s)780, 587, 825

Enilda is a hamlet in northern Alberta within Big Lakes County,[2] located 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) west of Highway 49, approximately 97 kilometres (60 mi) northeast of Grande Prairie.

The community's name is that of Adline Tompkins, an early postmaster's wife, spelled backwards.[3]

Demographics

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Population history
of Enilda
YearPop.±%
194132—    
195177+140.6%
195696+24.7%
1961106+10.4%
1966160+50.9%
1971201+25.6%
1976164−18.4%
1981142−13.4%
1986128−9.9%
1991156+21.9%
1991A157+0.6%
1996179+14.0%
2001154−14.0%
2006160+3.9%
2011165+3.1%
2016155−6.1%
2021145−6.5%
Source: Statistics Canada
[4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][1]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Enilda had a population of 145 living in 65 of its 74 total private dwellings, a change of -6.5% from its 2016 population of 155. With a land area of 0.72 km2 (0.28 sq mi), it had a population density of 201.4/km2 (521.6/sq mi) in 2021.[1]

As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Enilda had a population of 155 living in 64 of its 73 total private dwellings, a change of -6.1% from its 2011 population of 165. With a land area of 0.72 km2 (0.28 sq mi), it had a population density of 215.3/km2 (557.6/sq mi) in 2016.[17]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
  2. ^ "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. June 3, 2024. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
  3. ^ Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 48.
  4. ^ Ninth Census of Canada, 1951 (PDF). Vol. SP-7 (Population: Unincorporated villages and hamlets). Dominion Bureau of Statistics. March 31, 1954. Retrieved September 22, 2024.
  5. ^ Census of Canada, 1956 (PDF). Vol. Population of unincorporated villages and settlements. Dominion Bureau of Statistics. October 25, 1957. Retrieved September 23, 2024.
  6. ^ 1961 Census of Canada: Population (PDF). Series SP: Unincorporated Villages. Vol. Bulletin SP—4. Ottawa: Dominion Bureau of Statistics. April 18, 1963. Retrieved September 25, 2024.
  7. ^ Census of Canada 1966: Population (PDF). Special Bulletin: Unincorporated Places. Vol. Bulletin S–3. Ottawa: Dominion Bureau of Statistics. 1968. Retrieved September 25, 2024.
  8. ^ 1971 Census of Canada: Population (PDF). Special Bulletin: Unincorporated Settlements. Vol. Bulletin SP—1. Ottawa: Statistics Canada. 1973. Retrieved September 25, 2024.
  9. ^ "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. Retrieved September 26, 2024.
  10. ^ 1981 Census of Canada (PDF). Place name reference list. Vol. Western provinces and the Territories. Ottawa: Statistics Canada. 1983. Retrieved September 26, 2024.
  11. ^ 1986 Census of Canada (PDF). Population. Vol. Unincorporated Places. Ottawa: Statistics Canada. 1988. Retrieved September 26, 2024.
  12. ^ 91 Census (PDF). Population and Dwelling Counts. Vol. Unincorporated Places. Ottawa: Statistics Canada. 1993. Retrieved September 26, 2024.
  13. ^ 96 Census (PDF). A National Overivew: Population and Dwelling Counts. Ottawa: Statistics Canada. 1997. Retrieved September 26, 2024.
  14. ^ "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.
  15. ^ "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.
  16. ^ "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.
  17. ^ a b "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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