Lyalta

Hamlet in Alberta, Canada

51°06′49″N 113°36′11″W / 51.11361°N 113.60306°W / 51.11361; -113.60306CountryCanadaProvinceAlbertaRegionSouthern AlbertaCensus division5Municipal districtWheatland County, AlbertaGovernment

• TypeUnincorporated • Governing bodyWheatland County, Alberta CouncilArea

(2021)^[1]

• Land1.74 km² (0.67 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[1]

• Total480 • Density276.3/km² (716/sq mi)Time zoneUTC−07:00 (MST) • Summer (DST)UTC−06:00 (MDT)Area code(s)403, 587, 825

Lyalta is a hamlet in southern Alberta, Canada within Wheatland County.^[2] It is located 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) north of Highway 1, approximately 32 kilometres (20 mi) east of Calgary.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Lyalta had a population of 480 living in 174 of its 178 total private dwellings, a change of 39.5% from its 2016 population of 344. With a land area of 1.74 km² (0.67 sq mi), it had a population density of 275.9/km² (714.5/sq mi) in 2021.^[1]

As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Lyalta had a population of 28 living in 8 of its 9 total private dwellings, a change of 7.7% from its 2011 population of 26. With a land area of 0.15 km² (0.058 sq mi), it had a population density of 186.7/km² (483.5/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.
^ Alberta Municipal Affairs (April 1, 2010). "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on February 29, 2012. Retrieved July 8, 2010.
^ "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.