Colinton, Alberta

Colinton is a hamlet in northern Alberta, Canada within Athabasca County.[3] It is located 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) east of Highway 2 on Highway 663, approximately 121 kilometres (75 mi) north of Edmonton.

Colinton
Hamlet
Colinton is located in Alberta
Colinton
Colinton
Location of Colinton in Alberta
Coordinates: 54°37′15″N 113°15′7″W
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
RegionNorthern Alberta
Census division13
Municipal districtAthabasca County
Government
[1]
 • ReeveDoris Splane
 • Governing body
  • Larry Armfelt
  • Christine Bilsky
  • Warren Griffin
  • Kevin Haines
  • Travais Johnson
  • Dwayne Rawson
  • Doris Splane
  • Penny Stewart
  • Denis Willcott
Area
 (2021)[2]
 • Land3.55 km2 (1.37 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Total169
 • Density47.6/km2 (123/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
Websitewww.athabascacounty.com

The Hamlet of Colinton consists of two designated places defined by Statistics Canada – Colinton and McNabb's – as well additional lands south of McNabb's that is not currently located within either designated place.[4][5]

James Maurice Milne, owner of the land on which the railway station was built, named the hamlet after Colinton, Scotland, his birthplace.[6] Previously Colinton was known as Kinnoull.[7]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Colinton had a population of 169 living in 68 of its 100 total private dwellings, a change of -33.5% from its 2016 population of 254. With a land area of 3.55 km2 (1.37 sq mi), it had a population density of 47.6/km2 (123.3/sq mi) in 2021.[2]

As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, by combining the designated places of "Colinton" and "McNabb's", Colinton recorded a population of 249 living in 101 of its 118 total private dwellings, a change of -9.1% from its 2011 population of 274 . With a land area of 2.89 km2 (1.12 sq mi), it had a population density of 86.2/km2 (223.2/sq mi) in 2016.[8]

See also

References
  1. "Municipal Officials Search". Alberta Municipal Affairs. May 9, 2019. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
  2. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
  3. "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. January 12, 2022. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
  4. "GeoSearch2006". Statistics Canada. February 16, 2009. Retrieved March 29, 2011.
  5. "Athabasca County Ownership Map" (PDF). Athabasca County. March 3, 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 17, 2011. Retrieved March 29, 2011.
  6. Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 36.
  7. Colinton History Book Club (1980). Colinton & districts : yesterday & today. Coltinton, Alberta. p. 7. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved June 15, 2013.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  8. "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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