White Gull, Alberta

White Gull is an unincorporated community in northern Alberta, Canada within Athabasca County. It is 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) west of Highway 2, approximately 138 km (86 mi) north of Edmonton.

White Gull
Former summer village
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Coordinates: 54°47′01″N 113°33′12″W
Country	Canada
Province	Alberta
Region	Northern Alberta
Census division	13
Municipal district	Athabasca County
Incorporated (summer village)[1]	January 1, 1983
Dissolved[2]	January 1, 2003
Area [3]
• Land	4.03 km2 (1.56 sq mi)
Population  (2006)[3]
• Total	124
Time zone	UTC-7 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-6 (MDT)

History

White Gull incorporated as a summer village on January 1, 1983.^[1] It dissolved from village status on January 1, 2003.^[2]

Demographics

Population history
of White Gull

Year	Pop.	±%
1986	7	—
1991	10	+42.9%
1996	24	+140.0%
2001	36	+50.0%
2006	124	+244.4%
Source: Statistics Canada[4][5][6][7][3]

In the 2006 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the dissolved Summer Village White Gull had a population of 124 living in 54 of its 143 total private dwellings, a change of 34.8% from its 2001 population of 92. With a land area of 4.03 km² (1.56 sq mi), it had a population density of 30.8/km² (79.7/sq mi) in 2006.^[3]

See also

• List of former urban municipalities in Alberta

References

1. "Regular County Council Meeting: County of Athabasca NO. 12". Athabasca County. January 11, 1983. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
2. "2003 Municipal Codes" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. December 2003. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
3. "2006 Community Profiles: White Gull, Alberta (Summer village / dissolved)". Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019. Retrieved August 10, 2022.
4. "Table 2: Census Divisions and Subdivisions – Population and Occupied Private Dwellings, 1981 and 1986". Census Canada 1986. Vol. Population and Dwelling Counts – Provinces and Territories (Alberta). Ottawa: Statistics Canada. 1987. p. 2.1–2.10. ISBN 0-660-53463-0.
5. "Table 2: Population and Dwelling Counts, for Census Divisions and Census Subdivisions, 1986 and 1991 – 100% Data". 91 Census. Vol. Population and Dwelling Counts – Census Divisions and Census Subdivisions. Ottawa: Statistics Canada. 1992. pp. 100–108. ISBN 0-660-57115-3.
6. "Table 10: Population and Dwelling Counts, for Census Divisions, Census Subdivisions (Municipalities) and Designated Places, 1991 and 1996 Censuses – 100% Data". 96 Census. Vol. A National Overview – Population and Dwelling Counts. Ottawa: Statistics Canada. 1997. pp. 136–146. ISBN 0-660-59283-5.
7. "Population and Dwelling Counts, for Canada, Provinces and Territories, and Census Divisions, 2001 and 1996 Censuses - 100% Data (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. Retrieved February 16, 2013.