Westlake, Alberta

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Westlake
Unincorporated community
(Population centre)
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Location of Westlake in Alberta
Coordinates: 55°13′05″N118°48′29″W / 55.218°N 118.808°W / 55.218; -118.808
CountryFlag of Canada.svg  Canada
Province Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta
Census division No. 19
Municipal district County of Grande Prairie No. 1
Government
 • Type Unincorporated
 • Reeve Leanne Beaupre
 • Governing body
Area (2016) [1]
 • Land 3.27 km2 (1.26 sq mi)
Population (2016) [1]
 • Total 1,363
Time zone MST (UTC-7)

Westlake is an unincorporated urban community within the County of Grande Prairie No. 1 in northwest Alberta, Canada that is designated a population centre for statistical purposes in the Canadian census. [2] The community is located within the Hamlet of Clairmont and adjacent to the City of Grande Prairie to the south. Westlake is bound by Highway 43 to the east, Highway 43X to the north, Range Road 62 to the west and 140 Avenue to the south. [2]

County of Grande Prairie No. 1 Municipal district in Alberta, Canada

The County of Grande Prairie No. 1 is a municipal district in northwestern Alberta, Canada in Census Division No. 19.

Alberta Province of Canada

Alberta is a western province of Canada. With an estimated population of 4,067,175 as of 2016 census, it is Canada's fourth most populous province and the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces. Its area is about 660,000 square kilometres (250,000 sq mi). Alberta and its neighbour Saskatchewan were districts of the Northwest Territories until they were established as provinces on September 1, 1905. The premier has been Rachel Notley since 2015.

Clairmont, Alberta Hamlet in Alberta, Canada

Clairmont is a hamlet in northern Alberta, Canada within the County of Grande Prairie No. 1. Previously an incorporated municipality, Clairmont dissolved from village status on January 1, 1946 to become part of the Municipal District of Bear Lake No. 740.

Demographics

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Westlake recorded a population of 1,363 living in 440 of its 470 total private dwellings, a 265.4% change from its 2011 population of 373. With a land area of 3.27 km2 (1.26 sq mi), it had a population density of 416.8/km2 (1,079.6/sq mi) in 2016. [1]

Statistics Canada, formed in 1971, is the Government of Canada government agency commissioned with producing statistics to help better understand Canada, its population, resources, economy, society, and culture. Its headquarters is in Ottawa. The Minister responsible for Statistics Canada is the Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development, currently Navdeep Bains.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and population centres, 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved February 12, 2017.
  2. 1 2 Population Centre: 1554 Alberta (Westlake) (PDF) (Map). Statistics Canada . Retrieved February 12, 2017.
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