Bluesky, Alberta
Hamlet in Alberta, Canada From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bluesky is a hamlet in Alberta, Canada within the Municipal District of Fairview No. 136.[2] It is located along Highway 2, east of Fairview in northern Alberta.
Bluesky | |
|---|---|
 Location of Bluesky  Bluesky, Alberta (Alberta) | |
| Coordinates: 56.0739°N 118.2383°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Census division | No. 19 |
| Municipal district | M.D. of Fairview No. 136 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Unincorporated |
| • Governing body | Fairview MD Council |
| Area (2021)[1] | |
| • Land | 0.37 km2 (0.14 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 113 |
| • Density | 306.1/km2 (793/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
Heavy oil was discovered in a well east of the hamlet in 1952, in a geological formation named after the community, Bluesky Formation.
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | 20 | — |
| 1956 | 105 | +425.0% |
| 1961 | 108 | +2.9% |
| 1966 | 157 | +45.4% |
| 1971 | 124 | −21.0% |
| 1976 | 135 | +8.9% |
| 1981 | 139 | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 165 | +18.7% |
| 1991 | 192 | +16.4% |
| 1991A | 193 | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 197 | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 189 | −4.1% |
| 2006 | 258 | +36.5% |
| 2011 | 164 | −36.4% |
| 2016 | 127 | −22.6% |
| 2021 | 113 | −11.0% |
| Source: Statistics Canada [3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][1] | ||
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Bluesky had a population of 113 living in 53 of its 62 total private dwellings, a change of -11% from its 2016 population of 127. With a land area of 0.37 km2 (0.14 sq mi), it had a population density of 305.4/km2 (791.0/sq mi) in 2021.[1]
As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Bluesky had a population of 127 living in 60 of its 65 total private dwellings, a change of -22.6% from its 2011 population of 164. With a land area of 0.37 km2 (0.14 sq mi), it had a population density of 343.2/km2 (889.0/sq mi) in 2016.[15]
Events
- Bluesky Picnic Jam (formerly Bluefest)
Notable residents
- Hubert Brooks, RCAF officer and Olympic gold medalist[16]
See also
References
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