Bellis, Alberta

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The Bellis Home Grain Co. Ltd. elevator, which was built in 1920, closed in 1972 and moved in 1980, is now located and preserved on display at the Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Village, east of Edmonton.
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Bellis (Canada)
Coordinates: 54°08′34″N112°09′01″W / 54.14278°N 112.15028°W / 54.14278; -112.15028 Coordinates: 54°08′34″N112°09′01″W / 54.14278°N 112.15028°W / 54.14278; -112.15028
CountryCanada
Province Alberta
Region Central Alberta
Census division 12
Municipal district Smoky Lake County
Government
  Type Unincorporated
  Governing bodySmoky Lake County Council
Area
 (2021) [1]
  Land0.23 km2 (0.09 sq mi)
Population
 (2021) [1]
  Total60
  Density258.6/km2 (670/sq mi)
Time zone UTC−07:00 (MST)
  Summer (DST) UTC−06:00 (MDT)
Area codes 780, 587, 825

Bellis is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada within Smoky Lake County. [2] Previously an incorporated municipality, Bellis dissolved from village status on January 1, 1946 to become part of the Municipal District of Vilna No. 575. [3]

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Bellis is located 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) west of Highway 36, approximately 111 kilometres (69 mi) northeast of Edmonton. The hamlet's name derives from the Ukrainian : Bel lis "white woods", referring to the local birch and poplars. The first settlers arrived in 1898. [4]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Bellis had a population of 60 living in 23 of its 33 total private dwellings, a change of

As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Bellis had a population of 50 living in 19 of its 36 total private dwellings, a change of

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
  2. "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. January 12, 2022. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
  3. "Table 6a: Population by census divisions and subdivisions showing reorganization of rural areas, 1931-1946". Census of the Prairie Provinces, 1946. Vol. I: Population. Ottawa: Dominion Bureau of Statistics. 1949. p. 426.
  4. A century of progress : an historical study of the Waskatenau, Smoky Lake, Warspite, Bellis, Vilna and Spedden school communities. The County of Smoky Lake No. 13. 1967. p. 1. Archived from the original on March 3, 2017. Retrieved June 10, 2013.
  5. "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.