Enilda

Hamlet in Alberta, Canada

55°25′01″N 116°18′41″W / 55.41694°N 116.31139°W / 55.41694; -116.31139CountryCanadaProvinceAlbertaRegionNorthern AlbertaCensus division17Municipal districtBig Lakes CountyGovernment

• TypeUnincorporated • Governing bodyBig Lakes County CouncilArea

(2021)^[1]

• Land0.72 km² (0.28 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[1]

• Total145 • Density202.2/km² (524/sq mi)Time zoneUTC−07:00 (MST) • Summer (DST)UTC−06:00 (MDT)Area code(s)780, 587, 825

Enilda is a hamlet in northern Alberta within Big Lakes County,^[2] located 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) west of Highway 49, approximately 97 kilometres (60 mi) northeast of Grande Prairie.

The community's name is that of Adline Tompkins, an early postmaster's wife, spelled backwards.^[3]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Enilda had a population of 145 living in 65 of its 74 total private dwellings, a change of -6.5% from its 2016 population of 155. With a land area of 0.72 km² (0.28 sq mi), it had a population density of 201.4/km² (521.6/sq mi) in 2021.^[1]

As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Enilda had a population of 155 living in 64 of its 73 total private dwellings, a change of -6.1% from its 2011 population of 165. With a land area of 0.72 km² (0.28 sq mi), it had a population density of 215.3/km² (557.6/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.
^ Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 48.
^ "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.