Swalwell, Alberta

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Swalwell, circa 1920s
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Location of Swalwell in Alberta
Coordinates: 51°33′26″N113°19′06″W / 51.5572°N 113.3183°W / 51.5572; -113.3183 Coordinates: 51°33′26″N113°19′06″W / 51.5572°N 113.3183°W / 51.5572; -113.3183
CountryCanada
Province Alberta
Census division No. 5
Municipal district Kneehill County
Government
  Type Unincorporated
  Governing body Kneehill County Council
Area
[1]
  Land0.41 km2 (0.16 sq mi)
Elevation
899 m (2,949 ft)
Population
 (2016) [1]
  Total95
Time zone UTC−7 (MST)
  Summer (DST) UTC−6 (MDT)
Postal code
T0M 1Y0

Swalwell is a hamlet in southern Alberta, Canada within Kneehill County. [2] Previously an incorporated municipality, Swalwell dissolved from village status on January 1, 1946, to become part of the Municipal District of Norquay No. 279. [3]

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Swalwell is located approximately 100 km (62 mi) northeast of Calgary and 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) west of Highway 21. It is located on Canadian National Railway's Three Hills Subdivision between Three Hills and Beiseker. Swalwell has an elevation of 899 metres (2,949 ft).

The hamlet is located in Census Division No. 5 and the federal riding of Crowfoot.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Swalwell recorded a population of 93 living in 48 of its 53 total private dwellings, a change of

As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Swalwell recorded a population of 95 living in 43 of its 45 total private dwellings, a change of

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References

  1. 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.
  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. 420.
  4. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 10, 2022.