Gainford, Alberta

Hamlet in Alberta, Canada

53°35′13″N 114°47′17″W / 53.5869°N 114.7881°W / 53.5869; -114.7881CountryCanadaProvinceAlbertaCensus divisionNo. 11Municipal districtParkland CountyPost office1910Founded byGrand Trunk Pacific Railway c. 1909Named forGainford, County Durham, EnglandGovernment

• TypeUnincorporated • MayorAllan Gamble • Governing body

Parkland County Council

Natalie Birnie
Allan William Hoefsloot
Phyllis Kobasiuk
Kristina Kowalski
Sally Kucher Johnson
Rob Wiedeman

Area

(2021)^[1]

• Land1.36 km² (0.53 sq mi)Elevation

740 m (2,430 ft)Population

(2021)^[1]

• Total118 • Density86.7/km² (225/sq mi)Time zoneUTC−7 (MST) • Summer (DST)UTC−6 (MDT)Postal Code

T0E 0W0

Area code780

Gainford is a hamlet in Alberta, Canada within Parkland County.^[2] It is located approximately 86 kilometres (53 mi) west of Edmonton and has an elevation of 740 metres (2,430 ft).

The hamlet is located in Census Division No. 11 and in the federal riding of Yellowhead. The north border of Gainford shares part of the shore of Isle Lake (also known as Lake Isle). The Yellowhead Highway (Alberta Highway 16) passes through Gainford.

History

The first post office opened in 1910. The community takes its name from Gainford, County Durham, England.^[3]^[4]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Gainford had a population of 118 living in 49 of its 67 total private dwellings, a change of 19.2% from its 2016 population of 99. With a land area of 1.36 km² (0.53 sq mi), it had a population density of 86.8/km² (224.7/sq mi) in 2021.^[1]

As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Gainford had a population of 79 living in 38 of its 53 total private dwellings, a change of -40.2% from its 2011 population of 132. With a land area of 1.08 km² (0.42 sq mi), it had a population density of 73.1/km² (189.5/sq mi) in 2016.^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
^ "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. June 3, 2024. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
^ Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 55.
^ Harrison, Tracey (1994). Place Names of Alberta. Volume III: Central Alberta. Calgary, AB: University of Calgary Press. p. 98. ISBN 1-895176-44-1.
^ "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.