Namaka
Hamlet
Namaka is located in Alberta
Namaka
Namaka
Location of Namaka
Namaka is located in Canada
Namaka
Namaka
Namaka (Canada)
Coordinates: 50°57′31″N 113°17′33″W / 50.95861°N 113.29250°W / 50.95861; -113.29250
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
RegionSouthern Alberta
Census division5
Municipal districtWheatland County, Alberta
Government
 • TypeUnincorporated
 • Governing bodyWheatland County, Alberta Council
Area
 (2021)[1]
 • Land0.31 km2 (0.12 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total72
 • Density229.5/km2 (594/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−07:00 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−06:00 (MDT)
Area code(s)403, 587, 825

Namaka is a hamlet in southern Alberta, Canada within Wheatland County.[2] It is located approximately 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) south of Highway 1 and 55 kilometres (34 mi) east of Calgary. Its name means "near the water" in Blackfoot. The first school was built in 1909.[3]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Namaka had a population of 72 living in 25 of its 26 total private dwellings, a change of -15.3% from its 2016 population of 85. With a land area of 0.31 km2 (0.12 sq mi), it had a population density of 232.3/km2 (601.5/sq mi) in 2021.[1]

As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Namaka had a population of 50 living in 21 of its 21 total private dwellings, a change of -29.6% from its 2011 population of 71. With a land area of 0.13 km2 (0.050 sq mi), it had a population density of 384.6/km2 (996.1/sq mi) in 2016.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "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. January 12, 2022. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
  3. ^ Dougan, Harvey (1979). The English Colony Nightingale and District. Nightingale, Alberta: Nightingale Women's Institute. p. 55. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved August 1, 2013.
  4. ^ "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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