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Hesketh, Alberta

Coordinates: 51°28′13″N 112°58′31″W / 51.47028°N 112.97528°W / 51.47028; -112.97528
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Hesketh
Hesketh is located in Alberta
Hesketh
Hesketh
Location of Hesketh
Hesketh is located in Canada
Hesketh
Hesketh
Hesketh (Canada)
Coordinates: 51°28′13″N 112°58′31″W / 51.47028°N 112.97528°W / 51.47028; -112.97528
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
RegionSouthern Alberta
Census division5
Municipal districtKneehill County
Government
 • TypeUnincorporated
 • Governing bodyKneehill County Council
Area
 (2021)[1]
 • Land0.13 km2 (0.05 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total10
 • Density75.3/km2 (195/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−07:00 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−06:00 (MDT)
Area code(s)403, 587, 825

Hesketh is a hamlet in southern Alberta, Canada within Kneehill County.[2] It is located approximately 25 km (16 mi) west of Drumheller.

The community has the name of J. A. Hesketh, a railroad official.[3]

Demographics

Population history
of Hesketh
YearPop.±%
198613—    
199112−7.7%
1991A12+0.0%
199614+16.7%
200115+7.1%
200615+0.0%
201115+0.0%
201610−33.3%
202110+0.0%
Source: Statistics Canada
[4][5][6][7][8][9][10][1]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Hesketh had a population of 10 living in 6 of its 6 total private dwellings, a change of 0% from its 2016 population of 10. With a land area of 0.13 km2 (0.050 sq mi), it had a population density of 76.9/km2 (199.2/sq mi) in 2021.[1]

As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Hesketh had a population of 10 living in 5 of its 5 total private dwellings, a change of -33.3% from its 2011 population of 15. With a land area of 0.13 km2 (0.050 sq mi), it had a population density of 76.9/km2 (199.2/sq mi) in 2016.[10]

See also

References

  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. 64.
  4. ^ 1986 Census of Canada (PDF). Population. Vol. Unincorporated Places. Ottawa: Statistics Canada. 1988. Retrieved September 26, 2024.
  5. ^ 91 Census (PDF). Population and Dwelling Counts. Vol. Unincorporated Places. Ottawa: Statistics Canada. 1993. Retrieved September 26, 2024.
  6. ^ 96 Census (PDF). A National Overivew: Population and Dwelling Counts. Ottawa: Statistics Canada. 1997. Retrieved September 26, 2024.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ 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.