Glendon,_Alberta

Glendon, Alberta

Glendon, Alberta

Village in Alberta, Canada

Glendon is a village in northern Alberta, Canada that is north of St. Paul. The community has the maiden name of an early postmaster's mother.[4]

Quick Facts Country, Province ...

In 1993, the town unveiled its roadside tribute to the perogy. Their "Giant Perogy," complete with fork, is 7.6 m (24.9 ft) in height.[5] It is one of the Giants of the Prairies.[6] Next to the roadside attraction was the Perogy Cafe, which served "Ukrainian and Chinese Perogies" it is now closed. Glendon is home to former NHLer Stan Smyl.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Village of Glendon had a population of 338 living in 136 of its 168 total private dwellings, a change of -31.4% from its 2016 population of 493. With a land area of 1.99 km2 (0.77 sq mi), it had a population density of 169.8/km2 (439.9/sq mi) in 2021.[3]

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Village of Glendon recorded a population of 493 living in 208 of its 234 total private dwellings, a 1.4% change from its 2011 population of 486. With a land area of 1.99 km2 (0.77 sq mi), it had a population density of 247.7/km2 (641.6/sq mi) in 2016.[7]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Location and History Profile: Village of Glendon" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. October 21, 2016. p. 323. 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]
    Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 58.
  5. [5]
    Municipal District of Bonnyville. Glendon Giant Perogy Archived 2006-01-27 at the Wayback Machine
  6. [6]
    Big Things. Glendon Perogy Archived 2012-03-11 at the Wayback Machine
  7. [7]
    "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.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Glendon,_Alberta, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.