Whitelaw, Alberta

Hamlet in Alberta, Canada

56°06′30″N 118°04′41″W / 56.10833°N 118.07806°W / 56.10833; -118.07806CountryCanadaProvinceAlbertaRegionNorthern AlbertaCensus division19Municipal district Municipal District of Fairview No. 136Government

• TypeUnincorporated • Governing bodyMunicipal District of Fairview No. 136 CouncilArea

(2021)^[1]

• Land0.64 km² (0.25 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[1]

• Total110 • Density171.3/km² (444/sq mi)Time zoneUTC−07:00 (MST) • Summer (DST)UTC−06:00 (MDT)Area code(s)780, 587, 825

Whitelaw is a hamlet in northern Alberta, Canada within the Municipal District of Fairview No. 136.^[2] It is located 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) north of Highway 2, approximately 114 kilometres (71 mi) northeast of Grande Prairie.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Whitelaw had a population of 110 living in 50 of its 60 total private dwellings, a change of -12% from its 2016 population of 125. With a land area of 0.64 km² (0.25 sq mi), it had a population density of 171.9/km² (445.2/sq mi) in 2021.^[1]

As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Whitelaw had a population of 125 living in 54 of its 61 total private dwellings, a change of -6.7% from its 2011 population of 134. With a land area of 0.64 km² (0.25 sq mi), it had a population density of 195.3/km² (505.9/sq mi) in 2016.^[3]

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. June 3, 2024. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
^ "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.