Ohaton

Ohaton
Hamlet
Ohaton Location of Ohaton in Alberta
Coordinates: 52°58′10″N112°39′33″W / 52.96944°N 112.65917°W / 52.96944; -112.65917
Country	Canada
Province	Alberta
Region	Central Alberta
Census division	10
Municipal district	Camrose County
Settled	September 1906
Dissolved	January 1, 1946 [1]
Government [2]
• Type	Unincorporated
• Governing body	Camrose County Council
•  MP	Pierre Poilievre
•  MLA	Jackie Lovely
Area  (2021) [3]
• Land	0.13 km2 (0.05 sq mi)
Elevation	770 m (2,530 ft)
Population  (2021) [3]
• Total	133
• Density	1,024.7/km2 (2,654/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−7 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−6 (MDT)
Area code	780
Highways	Highway 13

Ohaton is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada within Camrose County. ^[4] Previously an incorporated municipality, Ohaton dissolved from village status on January 1, 1946. ^[5]

Ohaton is located approximately 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) east of the City of Camrose. The Ohaton post office was opened in 1906 with the name "Ohaton" being a portmanteau of the partners Osler, Hammond and Nanton of a notable Winnipeg financial firm. ^[6] Nanton, another community in Alberta, is also named for Augustus Meredith Nanton of the same firm. ^[7]

Ohaton and area's topography is rounded hills with a small river valley running through its southern portion. The surrounding area is mostly farmed with grain and canola or ranched with predominantly cattle.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Ohaton had a population of 133 living in 61 of its 64 total private dwellings, a change of 3.9% from its 2016 population of 128. With a land area of 0.13 km² (0.050 sq mi), it had a population density of 1,023.1/km² (2,649.8/sq mi) in 2021. ^[3]

As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Ohaton had a population of 110 living in 50 of its 55 total private dwellings, a change of -8.3% from its 2011 population of 120. With a land area of 0.24 km² (0.093 sq mi), it had a population density of 458.3/km² (1,187.1/sq mi) in 2016. ^[8]

See also

• List of communities in Alberta
• List of designated places in Alberta
• List of former urban municipalities in Alberta
• List of hamlets in Alberta

References

1. "The Alberta Gazette, 1946: Dissolution of the Village of Ohaton and the Lands Added to the Municipal District of Camrose No. 63". Government of Alberta. January 15, 1946. p. 39. Retrieved September 27, 2015.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
2. "Municipal Officials Search". Alberta Municipal Affairs. May 9, 2019. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
3. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
4. "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. June 3, 2024. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
5. "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. 422.
6. Karamitsanis, Aphrodite (1996). Place Names of Alberta: Central Alberta - Aphrodite Karamitsanis - Google Books. University of Calgary Press. ISBN   9781895176445 . Retrieved June 17, 2013– via Google Books.
7. Karamitsanis, Aphrodite (January 1, 1992). Place Names of Alberta: Southern Alberta - Aphrodite Karamitsanis - Google Books. University of Calgary Press. ISBN   9780919813953 . Retrieved June 17, 2013– via Google Books.
8. "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.