Widewater, Alberta

Hamlet in Alberta, Canada

55°22′N 115°02′W / 55.367°N 115.033°W / 55.367; -115.033CountryCanadaProvinceAlbertaRegionNorthern AlbertaCensus division17Municipal district Municipal District of Lesser Slave River No. 124Government

• TypeUnincorporated • Governing bodyMunicipal District of Lesser Slave River No. 124 CouncilArea

(2021)^[1]

• Land3.69 km² (1.42 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[1]

• Total405 • Density109.6/km² (284/sq mi)Time zoneUTC−07:00 (MST) • Summer (DST)UTC−06:00 (MDT)Area code(s)780, 587, 825

Widewater is a hamlet in northern Alberta, Canada within the Municipal District of Lesser Slave River No. 124.^[2] It is located on Highway 2, approximately 225 kilometres (140 mi) northwest of Edmonton.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Widewater had a population of 405 living in 153 of its 174 total private dwellings, a change of 3.3% from its 2016 population of 392. With a land area of 3.69 km² (1.42 sq mi), it had a population density of 109.8/km² (284.3/sq mi) in 2021.^[1]

As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Widewater had a population of 348 living in 128 of its 138 total private dwellings, a change of -0.9% from its 2011 population of 351. With a land area of 2.06 km² (0.80 sq mi), it had a population density of 168.9/km² (437.5/sq mi) in 2016.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
^ "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. January 12, 2022. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
^ "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.