Lyalta | |
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Coordinates: 51°06′49″N 113°36′11″W / 51.11361°N 113.60306°W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Alberta |
Region | Southern Alberta |
Census division | 5 |
Municipal district | Wheatland County, Alberta |
Government | |
• Type | Unincorporated |
• Governing body | Wheatland County, Alberta Council |
Area (2021)
[1] | |
• Land | 1.74 km2 (0.67 sq mi) |
Population (2021)
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• Total | 480 |
• Density | 276.3/km2 (716/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC−07:00 ( MST) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC−06:00 (MDT) |
Area code(s) | 403, 587, 825 |
Lyalta is a hamlet in southern Alberta, Canada within Wheatland County. [2] It is located 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) north of Highway 1, approximately 32 kilometres (20 mi) east of Calgary.
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Lyalta had a population of 480 living in 174 of its 178 total private dwellings, a change of 39.5% from its 2016 population of 344. With a land area of 1.74 km2 (0.67 sq mi), it had a population density of 275.9/km2 (714.5/sq mi) in 2021. [1]
As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Lyalta had a population of 28 living in 8 of its 9 total private dwellings, a change of 7.7% from its 2011 population of 26. With a land area of 0.15 km2 (0.058 sq mi), it had a population density of 186.7/km2 (483.5/sq mi) in 2016. [3]