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Hamlet in Alberta, Canada From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bellis is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada within Smoky Lake County.[2] Previously an incorporated municipality, Bellis dissolved from village status on January 1, 1946 to become part of the Municipal District of Vilna No. 575.[3]
Bellis | |
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Coordinates: 54°08′34″N 112°09′01″W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Alberta |
Region | Central Alberta |
Census division | 12 |
Municipal district | Smoky Lake County |
Government | |
• Type | Unincorporated |
• Governing body | Smoky Lake County Council |
Area (2021)[1] | |
• Land | 0.23 km2 (0.09 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 60 |
• Density | 258.6/km2 (670/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC−07:00 (MST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−06:00 (MDT) |
Area codes | 780, 587, 825 |
Bellis is located 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) west of Highway 36, approximately 111 kilometres (69 mi) northeast of Edmonton. The hamlet's name derives from the Ukrainian: Bel lis "white woods", referring to the local birch and poplars. The first settlers arrived in 1898.[4]
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Bellis had a population of 60 living in 23 of its 33 total private dwellings, a change of 20% from its 2016 population of 50. With a land area of 0.23 km2 (0.089 sq mi), it had a population density of 260.9/km2 (675.6/sq mi) in 2021.[1]
As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Bellis had a population of 50 living in 19 of its 36 total private dwellings, a change of -7.4% from its 2011 population of 54. With a land area of 0.23 km2 (0.089 sq mi), it had a population density of 217.4/km2 (563.0/sq mi) in 2016.[7]
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