Woking, Alberta

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Location of Woking in Alberta
Coordinates: 55°35′33″N118°46′19″W / 55.5925°N 118.7719°W / 55.5925; -118.7719
CountryCanada
Province Alberta
Census division No. 19
Municipal district Saddle Hills County
Government
  Type Unincorporated
  Governing body Saddle Hills County Council
Area
 (2021) [1]
  Land0.55 km2 (0.21 sq mi)
Elevation
675 m (2,215 ft)
Population
 (2021) [1]
  Total62
  Density113.6/km2 (294/sq mi)
Time zone UTC−7 (MST)
  Summer (DST) UTC−6 (MDT)

Woking is a hamlet in northwestern Alberta, Canada within Saddle Hills County. [2] It is named for the town of Woking in Surrey, England. [3]

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It is located in the Peace River Country north of the Town of Sexsmith and south of the Village of Rycroft and the Town of Spirit River.

The hamlet is located in Census Division No. 19 and in the federal riding of Peace River.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Woking had a population of 62 living in 31 of its 36 total private dwellings, a change of

As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Woking had a population of 102 living in 43 of its 55 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. Marden, Ernest G.; Marden, Austin (2010). Community Place Names of Alberta. Lulu.com. p. 357. ISBN   978-1897472170 . Retrieved September 2, 2017.
  4. "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.