Warspite, Alberta

Hamlet in Alberta, Canada

54°05′28″N 112°36′52″W / 54.0911°N 112.6144°W / 54.0911; -112.6144CountryCanadaProvinceAlbertaCensus divisionNo. 12Municipal districtSmoky Lake CountyGovernment

• TypeUnincorporated • Governing bodySmoky Lake County CouncilArea

(2021)^[1]

• Land0.78 km² (0.30 sq mi)Elevation

655 m (2,149 ft)Population

(2021)^[1]

• Total70 • Density90/km² (200/sq mi)Time zoneUTC−7 (MST) • Summer (DST)UTC−6 (MDT)

Warspite is a hamlet in Alberta, Canada within Smoky Lake County.^[2] It is located on Highway 28, between the Town of Smoky Lake and Village of Waskatenau. It has an elevation of 655 metres (2,149 ft).

The hamlet is located in Census Division No. 12 and in the federal riding of Westlock-St. Paul.

History

The first post office was opened in 1914 as Smoky Lake Centre. It was renamed Warspite in 1916^[3] for HMS Warspite after the Battle of Jutland.^[4]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Warspite had a population of 70 living in 40 of its 51 total private dwellings, a change of -7.9% from its 2016 population of 76. With a land area of 0.78 km² (0.30 sq mi), it had a population density of 89.7/km² (232.4/sq mi) in 2021.^[1]

As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Warspite had a population of 76 living in 41 of its 54 total private dwellings, a change of -3.8% from its 2011 population of 79. With a land area of 0.78 km² (0.30 sq mi), it had a population density of 97.4/km² (252.4/sq mi) in 2016.^[5]

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.
^ Warspite Victoria Trail Historical Society (1988). Between river and lake. p. 3.
^ Warspite Victoria Trail Historical Society (1988). Between river and lake. p. iv.
^ "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.