Fort Kent, Alberta

Hamlet in Alberta, Canada

54°18′39″N 110°36′16″W / 54.31083°N 110.60444°W / 54.31083; -110.60444CountryCanadaProvinceAlbertaRegionNorthern AlbertaCensus division12Municipal district Municipal District of Bonnyville No. 87Government

• TypeUnincorporated • Governing bodyMunicipal District of Bonnyville No. 87 CouncilArea

(2021)^[1]

• Land0.64 km² (0.25 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[1]

• Total254 • Density396.8/km² (1,028/sq mi)Time zoneUTC−07:00 (MST) • Summer (DST)UTC−06:00 (MDT)Area code(s)780, 587, 825

Fort Kent is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada within the Municipal District of Bonnyville No. 87,^[2] located on Highway 28 approximately 32 kilometres (20 mi) southwest of Cold Lake.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Fort Kent had a population of 254 living in 97 of its 105 total private dwellings, a change of -2.7% from its 2016 population of 261. With a land area of 0.64 km² (0.25 sq mi), it had a population density of 396.9/km² (1,027.9/sq mi) in 2021.^[1]

As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Fort Kent had a population of 191 living in 79 of its 91 total private dwellings, a change of -13.2% from its 2011 population of 220. With a land area of 0.34 km² (0.13 sq mi), it had a population density of 561.8/km² (1,455.0/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. June 3, 2024. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
^ "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.