Islay, Alberta

Hamlet in Alberta, Canada

53°23′38″N 110°32′20″W / 53.39389°N 110.53889°W / 53.39389; -110.53889CountryCanadaProvinceAlbertaRegionCentral AlbertaCensus division10Municipal district County of Vermilion RiverGovernment

• TypeUnincorporated • Governing bodyCounty of Vermilion River CouncilArea

(2021)^[1]

• Land0.6 km² (0.2 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[1]

• Total177 • Density296.8/km² (769/sq mi)Time zoneUTC−07:00 (MST) • Summer (DST)UTC−06:00 (MDT)Area code(s)780, 587, 825

Islay (/ˈaɪli/) is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada within the County of Vermilion River.^[2] Previously an incorporated municipality, Islay dissolved from village status on March 15, 1944, to become part of the Municipal District of Vermilion Valley No. 482.^[3] The community was named after Islay, in Scotland, the ancestral home of pioneer settlers.^[4]

Islay is located 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) north of Highway 16, approximately 36 kilometres (22 mi) west of Lloydminster. Its first school opened in 1907.^[5]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Islay had a population of 177 living in 77 of its 84 total private dwellings, a change of -9.2% from its 2016 population of 195. With a land area of 0.6 km² (0.23 sq mi), it had a population density of 295.0/km² (764.0/sq mi) in 2021.^[1]

As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Islay had a population of 195 living in 80 of its 95 total private dwellings, a change of -6.3% from its 2011 population of 208. With a land area of 0.65 km² (0.25 sq mi), it had a population density of 300.0/km² (777.0/sq mi) in 2016.^[6]

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.
^ "Table 6a: Population by census divisions and subdivisions showing reorganization of rural areas, 1931-1946". Census of the Prairie Provinces, 1946. Vol. I: Population. Ottawa: Dominion Bureau of Statistics. 1949. p. 423.
^ Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 68.
^ Ronaghan, Allen (1973). Earnest-Minded Men : an account of local government in the County of Vermilion River. Kitscoty, Alberta: County of Vermilion River. p. 173.
^ "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.