Whitelaw, Alberta

Whitelaw
Hamlet
Whitelaw is located in Alberta
Whitelaw
Whitelaw
Location of Whitelaw
Whitelaw is located in Canada
Whitelaw
Whitelaw
Whitelaw (Canada)
Coordinates: 56°06′30″N 118°04′41″W / 56.10833°N 118.07806°W / 56.10833; -118.07806
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
RegionNorthern Alberta
Census division19
Municipal districtMunicipal District of Fairview No. 136
Government
 • TypeUnincorporated
 • Governing bodyMunicipal District of Fairview No. 136 Council
Area
 (2021)[1]
 • Land0.64 km2 (0.25 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total
110
 • Density171.3/km2 (444/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−07:00 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−06:00 (MDT)
Area code(s)780, 587, 825

Whitelaw is a hamlet in northern Alberta, Canada within the Municipal District of Fairview No. 136.[2] It is located 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) north of Highway 2, approximately 114 kilometres (71 mi) northeast of Grande Prairie.

Demographics

Population history
of Whitelaw
YearPop.±%
194136—    
1951153+325.0%
1956212+38.6%
1961264+24.5%
1966204−22.7%
1971192−5.9%
1976123−35.9%
1981164+33.3%
1986139−15.2%
1991146+5.0%
199698−32.9%
2001124+26.5%
2006136+9.7%
2011134−1.5%
2016125−6.7%
2021110−12.0%
Source: Statistics Canada
[3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][1]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Whitelaw had a population of 110 living in 50 of its 60 total private dwellings, a change of -12% from its 2016 population of 125. With a land area of 0.64 km2 (0.25 sq mi), it had a population density of 171.9/km2 (445.2/sq mi) in 2021.[1]

As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Whitelaw had a population of 125 living in 54 of its 61 total private dwellings, a change of -6.7% from its 2011 population of 134. With a land area of 0.64 km2 (0.25 sq mi), it had a population density of 195.3/km2 (505.9/sq mi) in 2016.[16]

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. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Census of Canada, 1956 (PDF). Vol. Population of unincorporated villages and settlements. Dominion Bureau of Statistics. October 25, 1957. Retrieved September 23, 2024.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ Census of Canada 1966: Population (PDF). Special Bulletin: Unincorporated Places. Vol. Bulletin S–3. Ottawa: Dominion Bureau of Statistics. 1968. Retrieved September 25, 2024.
  7. ^ 1971 Census of Canada: Population (PDF). Special Bulletin: Unincorporated Settlements. Vol. Bulletin SP—1. Ottawa: Statistics Canada. 1973. Retrieved September 25, 2024.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ 1981 Census of Canada (PDF). Place name reference list. Vol. Western provinces and the Territories. Ottawa: Statistics Canada. 1983. Retrieved September 26, 2024.
  10. ^ 1986 Census of Canada (PDF). Population. Vol. Unincorporated Places. Ottawa: Statistics Canada. 1988. Retrieved September 26, 2024.
  11. ^ 91 Census (PDF). Population and Dwelling Counts. Vol. Unincorporated Places. Ottawa: Statistics Canada. 1993. Retrieved September 26, 2024.
  12. ^ 96 Census (PDF). A National Overivew: Population and Dwelling Counts. Ottawa: Statistics Canada. 1997. Retrieved September 26, 2024.
  13. ^ "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.
  14. ^ "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.
  15. ^ "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.
  16. ^ 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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