Sunnyslope, Alberta

Hamlet in Alberta, Canada

51°38′53″N 113°33′24″W / 51.64806°N 113.55667°W / 51.64806; -113.55667CountryCanadaProvinceAlbertaRegionSouthern AlbertaCensus division5Municipal districtKneehill CountyGovernment

• TypeUnincorporated • Governing bodyKneehill County CouncilArea

(2021)^[1]

• Land0.17 km² (0.07 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[1]

• Total28 • Density165.3/km² (428/sq mi)Time zoneUTC−07:00 (MST) • Summer (DST)UTC−06:00 (MDT)Area code(s)403, 587, 825

Sunnyslope is a hamlet in southern Alberta, Canada within Kneehill County.^[2] It is located on Highway 582, approximately 21 kilometres (13 mi) southwest of Three Hills and 40 kilometres (25 mi) east of Didsbury. The first post office was opened in 1903.^[3]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Sunnyslope had a population of 28 living in 11 of its 11 total private dwellings, a change of -22.2% from its 2016 population of 36. With a land area of 0.17 km² (0.066 sq mi), it had a population density of 164.7/km² (426.6/sq mi) in 2021.^[1]

As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Sunnyslope had a population of 36 living in 13 of its 13 total private dwellings, a change of 38.5% from its 2011 population of 26. With a land area of 0.17 km² (0.066 sq mi), it had a population density of 211.8/km² (548.5/sq mi) in 2016.^[4]

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.
^ Gratz, Humphrey (1974). Footprints on Mi-Chig-Wun : memoirs of Sunnyslope pioneers. Linden, Alberta. p. 61.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
^ "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.