Islay, Alberta

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Islay
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Islay
Islay (Canada)
Coordinates: 53°23′38″N110°32′20″W / 53.39389°N 110.53889°W / 53.39389; -110.53889 Coordinates: 53°23′38″N110°32′20″W / 53.39389°N 110.53889°W / 53.39389; -110.53889
CountryCanada
Province Alberta
Region Central Alberta
Census division 10
Municipal district County of Vermilion River
Government
 • Type Unincorporated
 • Governing bodyCounty of Vermilion River Council
Area
 (2021) [1]
 • Land0.6 km2 (0.2 sq mi)
Population
 (2021) [1]
 • Total177
 • Density296.8/km2 (769/sq mi)
Time zone UTC−07:00 (MST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−06:00 (MDT)
Area code(s) 780, 587, 825

Islay ( /ˈaɪli/ ) is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada within the County of Vermilion River. [2] Previously an incorporated municipality, Islay dissolved from village status on March 15, 1944, to become part of the Municipal District of Vermilion Valley No. 482. [3] The community was named after Islay, in Scotland, the ancestral home of pioneer settlers. [4]

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Islay is located 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) north of Highway 16, approximately 36 kilometres (22 mi) west of Lloydminster. Its first school opened in 1907. [5]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Islay had a population of 177 living in 77 of its 84 total private dwellings, a change of

As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Islay had a population of 195 living in 80 of its 95 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. 423.
  4. ↑ Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 68.
  5. ↑ Ronaghan, Allen (1973). Earnest-Minded Men : an account of local government in the County of Vermilion River. Kitscoty, Alberta: County of Vermilion River. p. 173.
  6. ↑ "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.


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