Shaughnessy
Hamlet
Shaughnessy is located in Alberta
Shaughnessy
Shaughnessy
Location of Shaughnessy
Shaughnessy is located in Canada
Shaughnessy
Shaughnessy
Shaughnessy (Canada)
Coordinates: 49°51′10″N 112°50′32″W / 49.85278°N 112.84222°W / 49.85278; -112.84222
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
RegionSouthern Alberta
Census division2
Municipal districtLethbridge County
Government
 • TypeUnincorporated
 • Governing bodyLethbridge County Council
Area
 (2021)[1]
 • Land0.38 km2 (0.15 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total388
 • Density1,021.6/km2 (2,646/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−07:00 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−06:00 (MDT)
Area code(s)403, 587, 825

Shaughnessy is a hamlet in southern Alberta, Canada within the Lethbridge County.[2] It is located on Highway 25, approximately 17 kilometres (11 mi) north of Lethbridge. It is named after Baron Shaughnessy, chairman of the mining company that ran the town.[3]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Shaughnessy had a population of 388 living in 150 of its 162 total private dwellings, a change of -6.5% from its 2016 population of 415. With a land area of 0.38 km2 (0.15 sq mi), it had a population density of 1,021.1/km2 (2,644.5/sq mi) in 2021.[1]

As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Shaughnessy had a population of 415 living in 160 of its 167 total private dwellings, a change of 8.1% from its 2011 population of 384. With a land area of 0.38 km2 (0.15 sq mi), it had a population density of 1,092.1/km2 (2,828.5/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. ^ Coyote Flats Historical Society (1967). Coyote Flats : historical review, 1905-1965. Volume 1. Lethbridge: Southern Printing. p. 282.
  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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