Carbondale,_Alberta

Carbondale, Alberta

Carbondale, Alberta

Hamlet in Alberta, Canada

Carbondale is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada within Sturgeon County.[2] It is located 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) west of Highway 28, approximately 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) north of Edmonton's city limits.

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Carbondale was so named on account of coal mines near the original town site; coal is a carbon-based fuel.[3]

Carbondale is the original site of Carbondale Rail Station (1913-1959).[4]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Carbondale had a population of 78 living in 37 of its 40 total private dwellings, a change of 4% from its 2016 population of 75. With a land area of 1.12 km2 (0.43 sq mi), it had a population density of 69.6/km2 (180.4/sq mi) in 2021.[1]

As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Carbondale had a population of 75 living in 32 of its 38 total private dwellings, a change of -12.8% from its 2011 population of 86. With a land area of 1.12 km2 (0.43 sq mi), it had a population density of 67.0/km2 (173.4/sq mi) in 2016.[5]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
  2. [2]
    "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. January 12, 2022. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
  3. [3]
    Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 30.
  4. [4]
    "Carbondale resident uncovers historic tragedy in backyard".
  5. [5]
    "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.

5. https://www.stalberttoday.ca/local-news/carbondale-resident-uncovers-historic-tragedy-in-backyard-1852026


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