Thorhild is a hamlet in Alberta, Canada within Thorhild County.[5] It is located at the intersection of Highway 18 and Highway 827, approximately 86 kilometres (53 mi) northeast of the City of Edmonton.
Thorhild | |
|---|---|
Hamlet | |
  Thorhild Location of Thorhild | |
| Coordinates: 54°09′32″N 113°07′31″W / 54.15889°N 113.12528°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Region | Central Alberta |
| Census division | No. 13 |
| Municipal district | Thorhild County |
| Post office | 1914 |
| Incorporated (village)[1] | December 31, 1949 |
| Dissolved (hamlet)[2] | April 1, 2009 |
| Government | |
| • Governing body | Thorhild County Council |
| • CAO | Ryan Maier |
| Area (2021)[3] | |
| • Land | 1.69 km2 (0.65 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 649 m (2,129 ft) |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
• Total | 391 |
| • Density | 231/km2 (600/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
| Highways | 18 827 |
| Waterways | Kennedy Creek |
Thorhild was formerly a village until April 1, 2009, when it dissolved and became a hamlet within the County of Thorhild No. 7.[2] It originally incorporated as a village on December 31, 1949.[1] The Alberta and Great Waterways Railway paid $480 for the original townsite on July 16, 1914,[6] and a Royal Mail Canada post office was immediately placed in the community.[7]
Demographics
editIn the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Thorhild had a population of 391 living in 173 of its 214 total private dwellings, a change of -26.4% from its 2016 population of 531. With a land area of 1.69 km2 (0.65 sq mi), it had a population density of 231.4/km2 (599.2/sq mi) in 2021.[3]
As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Thorhild had a population of 531 living in 244 of its 270 total private dwellings, a change of 8.8% from its 2011 population of 488. With a land area of 1.68 km2 (0.65 sq mi), it had a population density of 316.1/km2 (818.6/sq mi) in 2016.[8]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Formation of the Village of Thorhild" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. January 14, 1950. Retrieved July 5, 2010.
- ^ a b Alberta Queen's Printer (March 18, 2009). "Order in Council (O.C.) 131/2009". Retrieved July 5, 2010.
- ^ a b c "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
- ^ "Alberta Private Sewage Systems 2009 Standard of Practice Handbook: Appendix A.3 Alberta Design Data (A.3.A. Alberta Climate Design Data by Town)" (PDF) (PDF). Safety Codes Council. January 2012. pp. 212–215 (PDF pages 226–229). Retrieved October 9, 2013.
- ^ "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. June 3, 2024. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
- ^ Thorhild and District Historical Society (1985). Building and working together : a study of the Thorhild area. Vol. 1. p. 12.
- ^ Geographic Board of Canada (1928). Place-Names of Alberta. Ottawa: Department of the Interior. p. 125. Retrieved August 23, 2023.
- ^ "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.