Busby, Alberta

Hamlet in Alberta, Canada

53°56′53″N 113°53′28″W / 53.9481°N 113.891°W / 53.9481; -113.891CountryCanadaProvinceAlbertaRegionCentral AlbertaMunicipal districtWestlock CountyFounded1915Government

• TypeUnincorporatedArea

(2021)^[1]

• Land0.67 km² (0.26 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[1]

• Total135 • Density200.7/km² (520/sq mi)Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain Time Zone) • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (Mountain Time Zone)Postal code

T0G 1H0

Area codes780, 587Highways

Hwy 651

Busby is a small hamlet in central Alberta, Canada within Westlock County.^[2] It is located on Highway 651, approximately 52 kilometres (32 mi) northwest of Edmonton and 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) west of Highway 2.

History

Busby was settled by Americans and was named Independence when the post office opened in 1903. In 1915, the Edmonton, Dunvegan and British Columbia Railway arrived and the hamlet's name was changed to Busby.^[3]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Busby had a population of 135 living in 67 of its 69 total private dwellings, a change of -3.6% from its 2016 population of 140. With a land area of 0.67 km² (0.26 sq mi), it had a population density of 201.5/km² (521.9/sq mi) in 2021.^[1]

As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Busby had a population of 140 living in 64 of its 66 total private dwellings, a change of 42.9% from its 2011 population of 98. With a land area of 0.69 km² (0.27 sq mi), it had a population density of 202.9/km² (525.5/sq mi) in 2016.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "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. January 12, 2022. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
^ Sanders, Harry (2004). Alberta Names How Cities, Towns, Villages and Hamlet Got their Names. Red Deer Press. pp. 65 66. ISBN 978-0-88995-256-0.
^ "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.