Colinton | |
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Hamlet | |
Location of Colinton in
Alberta | |
Coordinates: 54°37′15″N 113°15′7″W / 54.62083°N 113.25194°W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Alberta |
Region | Northern Alberta |
Census division | 13 |
Municipal district | Athabasca County |
Government | |
• Reeve | Doris Splane |
• Governing body |
Athabasca County Council
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Area (2021)
[2] | |
• Land | 3.55 km2 (1.37 sq mi) |
Population (2021)
[2] | |
• Total | 169 |
• Density | 47.6/km2 (123/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-7 ( MST) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
Website |
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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.
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]
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]
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