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MacKay | |
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Locality | |
  MacKay Location within Yellowhead County  MacKay Location within Alberta | |
| Coordinates: 53°38′34″N 115°35′11″W / 53.64278°N 115.58639°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Municipal district | Yellowhead County |
| Hamlet designation[1] | May 14, 1979 |
| Hamlet repeal[2] | February 26, 2016 |
| Area (2021)[3] | |
| • Land | 0.02 km2 (0.0077 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
• Total | 10 |
| • Density | 512.8/km2 (1,328/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 (Alberta Time) |
MacKay is a locality in west-central Alberta, Canada within Yellowhead County. It is located on the Yellowhead Highway (Highway 16) approximately 57 km (35 mi) east of Edson.
Statistics Canada recognizes MacKay as a designated place.[4] It was designated as a hamlet between 1979 and 2019.
History
[edit]MacKay was designated a hamlet by the Government of Alberta on May 14, 1979, for the purpose of accessing street restoration funding.[1] Yellowhead County repealed the hamlet designation on February 26, 2019.[2]
Demographics
[edit]In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, MacKay had a population of 10 living in 4 of its 9 total private dwellings, a change of 0% from its 2016 population of 10. With a land area of 0.02 km2 (0.0077 sq mi), it had a population density of 500.0/km2 (1,295.0/sq mi) in 2021.[3]
As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, MacKay had a population of 10 living in 7 of its 12 total private dwellings, a change of 100% from its 2011 population of 5. With a land area of 0.02 km2 (0.0077 sq mi), it had a population density of 500.0/km2 (1,295.0/sq mi) in 2016.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 "Bylaw 03.19 to Repeal Bylaw 1.79 Establishment of Hamlet Boundaries (MacKay)" (PDF). Yellowhead County. February 26, 2019. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
- 1 2 "Council Meeting Minutes". Yellowhead County. February 26, 2019. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
- 1 2 3 4 "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
- 1 2 3 "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.
- ↑ 91 Census (PDF). Population and Dwelling Counts. Vol. Unincorporated Places. Ottawa: Statistics Canada. 1993.
- ↑ 96 Census (PDF). A National Overview: Population and Dwelling Counts (1996 ed.). Ottawa: Statistics Canada. 1997.
- ↑ "Population and Dwelling Counts, for Canada, Provinces and Territories, and Census Divisions, 2001 and 1996 Censuses - 100% Data (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. August 15, 2012. Retrieved September 19, 2024.
- ↑ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and designated places, 2006 and 2001 censuses - 100% data (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. July 20, 2021. Retrieved September 19, 2024.
- ↑ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and designated places, 2011 and 2006 censuses (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2012. Retrieved September 19, 2024.
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