Elnora,_Alberta

Elnora, Alberta

Elnora, Alberta

Village in Alberta, Canada

Elnora /ɛlˈnɔːrə/ is a village in central Alberta, Canada that is north of Three Hills. It was first organized as a village on January 2, 1908[4] as "Stewartville" but was renamed to Elnora (for Elinor & Nora, the wives of the postmasters) when the opening of a post office the next year required a unique name.[5]

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Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Village of Elnora had a population of 288 living in 147 of its 156 total private dwellings, a change of -3.4% from its 2016 population of 298. With a land area of 1.5 km2 (0.58 sq mi), it had a population density of 192.0/km2 (497.3/sq mi) in 2021.[3]

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Village of Elnora recorded a population of 298 living in 144 of its 160 total private dwellings, a -4.8% change from its 2011 population of 313. With a land area of 1.47 km2 (0.57 sq mi), it had a population density of 202.7/km2 (525.0/sq mi) in 2016.[6]

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References

  1. [1]
    "Location and History Profile: Village of Elnora" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. October 21, 2016. p. 274. Retrieved October 23, 2016.
  2. [2]
    "Municipal Officials Search". Alberta Municipal Affairs. May 9, 2019. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
  3. [3]
    "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities)". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
  4. [4]
    Cheek, Orville (1972). Buried Treasures. The History of Elnora, Pine-Lake and Huxley. Elnora, Alberta: Elnora History Committee. p. 10. ISBN 0-919212-21-2.
  5. [5]
    Harrison, Tracey (1994). Place Names of Alberta. Volume III. Central Alberta. Calgary, Alberta: University of Calgary Press. p. 84. ISBN 1-895176-44-1.
  6. [6]
    "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved February 8, 2017.
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