Edwand
Hamlet
Edwand is located in Alberta
Edwand
Edwand
Location of Edwand
Edwand is located in Canada
Edwand
Edwand
Edwand (Canada)
Coordinates: 54°08′33″N 112°16′34″W / 54.14250°N 112.27611°W / 54.14250; -112.27611
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
RegionCentral Alberta
Census division12
Municipal districtSmoky Lake County
Government
 • TypeUnincorporated
 • Governing bodySmoky Lake County Council
Population
 (1986)[1]
 • Total2
Time zoneUTC−07:00 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−06:00 (MDT)
Area code(s)780, 587, 825

Edwand is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada within Smoky Lake County.[2] It is located 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) north of Highway 28, approximately 104 kilometres (65 mi) northeast of Edmonton.

Edward Anderson, an early postmaster, coined the name after his own.[3]

Demographics

Edwand recorded a population of 2 in the 1986 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Census Canada 1986: Population — Unincorporated Places (Population and Dwelling Counts – Canada)" (PDF). Statistics Canada. July 1988. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
  2. ^ "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. January 12, 2022. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
  3. ^ Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 46.
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