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]
Namaka | |
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  Namaka Location of Namaka  Namaka Namaka (Canada) | |
| Coordinates: 50°57′31″N 113°17′33″W / 50.95861°N 113.29250°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Region | Southern Alberta |
| Census division | 5 |
| Municipal district | Wheatland County, Alberta |
| Government | |
| • Type | Unincorporated |
| • Governing body | Wheatland County, Alberta Council |
| Area (2021)[1] | |
| • Land | 0.31 km2 (0.12 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Total | 72 |
| • Density | 229.5/km2 (594/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−07:00 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−06:00 (MDT) |
| Area code(s) | 403, 587, 825 |
Demographics
editIn 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.[11]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
- ^ "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. June 3, 2024. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 1981 Census of Canada (PDF). Place name reference list. Vol. Western provinces and the Territories. Ottawa: Statistics Canada. 1983. Retrieved September 26, 2024.
- ^ 1986 Census of Canada (PDF). Population. Vol. Unincorporated Places. Ottawa: Statistics Canada. 1988. Retrieved September 26, 2024.
- ^ 91 Census (PDF). Population and Dwelling Counts. Vol. Unincorporated Places. Ottawa: Statistics Canada. 1993. Retrieved September 26, 2024.
- ^ 96 Census (PDF). A National Overivew: Population and Dwelling Counts. Ottawa: Statistics Canada. 1997. Retrieved September 26, 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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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