Colinton, Alberta

Colinton is a hamlet in northern Alberta, Canada within Athabasca County.^[3] It is located 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) east of Highway 2 on Highway 663, approximately 121 kilometres (75 mi) north of Edmonton.

Colinton
Hamlet
Colinton Location of Colinton in Alberta
Coordinates: 54°37′15″N 113°15′7″W
Country	Canada
Province	Alberta
Region	Northern Alberta
Census division	13
Municipal district	Athabasca County
Government [1]
• Reeve	Doris Splane
• Governing body	Athabasca County Council Larry Armfelt Christine Bilsky Warren Griffin Kevin Haines Travais Johnson Dwayne Rawson Doris Splane Penny Stewart Denis Willcott
Area  (2021)[2]
• Land	3.55 km2 (1.37 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]
• Total	169
• Density	47.6/km2 (123/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-7 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-6 (MDT)
Website	www.athabascacounty.com

The Hamlet of Colinton consists of two designated places defined by Statistics Canada – Colinton and McNabb's – as well additional lands south of McNabb's that is not currently located within either designated place.^[4][5]

James Maurice Milne, owner of the land on which the railway station was built, named the hamlet after Colinton, Scotland, his birthplace.^[6] Previously Colinton was known as Kinnoull.^[7]

Demographics

Population history
of Colinton

Year	Pop.	±%
1941	145	—
1951	163	+12.4%
1956	145	−11.0%
1961	114	−21.4%
1966	129	+13.2%
1971	125	−3.1%
1976	126	+0.8%
1981	117	−7.1%
1986	147	+25.6%
1991	195	+32.7%
1991A	196	+0.5%
1996	196	+0.0%
2001	195	−0.5%
2006	187	−4.1%
2011	215	+15.0%
2016	201	−6.5%
2016R	254	+26.4%
2021	169	−33.5%
Source: Statistics Canada [8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][2]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Colinton had a population of 169 living in 68 of its 100 total private dwellings, a change of -33.5% from its 2016 population of 254. With a land area of 3.55 km² (1.37 sq mi), it had a population density of 47.6/km² (123.3/sq mi) in 2021.^[2]

As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, by combining the designated places of "Colinton" and "McNabb's", Colinton recorded a population of 249 living in 101 of its 118 total private dwellings, a change of -9.1% from its 2011 population of 274 . With a land area of 2.89 km² (1.12 sq mi), it had a population density of 86.2/km² (223.2/sq mi) in 2016.^[21]

See also

• List of communities in Alberta
• List of designated places in Alberta
• List of hamlets in Alberta

References

1. "Municipal Officials Search". Alberta Municipal Affairs. May 9, 2019. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
2. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
3. "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. June 3, 2024. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
4. "GeoSearch2006". Statistics Canada. February 16, 2009. Archived from the original on November 16, 2007. Retrieved March 29, 2011.
5. "Athabasca County Ownership Map" (PDF). Athabasca County. March 3, 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 17, 2011. Retrieved March 29, 2011.
6. Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 36.
7. Colinton History Book Club (1980). Colinton & districts : yesterday & today. Coltinton, Alberta. p. 7. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved June 15, 2013.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
8. Ninth Census of Canada, 1951 (PDF). Vol. SP-7 (Population: Unincorporated villages and hamlets). Dominion Bureau of Statistics. March 31, 1954. Retrieved September 22, 2024.
9. Census of Canada, 1956 (PDF). Vol. Population of unincorporated villages and settlements. Dominion Bureau of Statistics. October 25, 1957. Retrieved September 23, 2024.
10. 1961 Census of Canada: Population (PDF). Series SP: Unincorporated Villages. Vol. Bulletin SP—4. Ottawa: Dominion Bureau of Statistics. April 18, 1963. Retrieved September 25, 2024.
11. Census of Canada 1966: Population (PDF). Special Bulletin: Unincorporated Places. Vol. Bulletin S–3. Ottawa: Dominion Bureau of Statistics. 1968. Retrieved September 25, 2024.
12. 1971 Census of Canada: Population (PDF). Special Bulletin: Unincorporated Settlements. Vol. Bulletin SP—1. Ottawa: Statistics Canada. 1973. Retrieved September 25, 2024.
13. "Geographical Identification and Population for Unincorporated Places of 25 persons and over, 1971 and 1976". 1976 Census of Canada (PDF). Supplementary Bulletins: Geographic and Demographic (Population of Unincorporated Places—Canada). Vol. Bulletin 8SG.1. Ottawa: Statistics Canada. 1978. Retrieved September 26, 2024.
14. 1981 Census of Canada (PDF). Place name reference list. Vol. Western provinces and the Territories. Ottawa: Statistics Canada. 1983. Retrieved September 26, 2024.
15. 1986 Census of Canada (PDF). Population. Vol. Unincorporated Places. Ottawa: Statistics Canada. 1988. Retrieved September 26, 2024.
16. 91 Census (PDF). Population and Dwelling Counts. Vol. Unincorporated Places. Ottawa: Statistics Canada. 1993. Retrieved September 26, 2024.
17. 96 Census (PDF). A National Overivew: Population and Dwelling Counts. Ottawa: Statistics Canada. 1997. Retrieved September 26, 2024.
18. "Population and Dwelling Counts, for Canada, Provinces and Territories, and Census Divisions, 2001 and 1996 Censuses - 100% Data (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. August 15, 2012. Retrieved September 19, 2024.
19. "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and designated places, 2006 and 2001 censuses - 100% data (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. July 20, 2021. Retrieved September 19, 2024.
20. "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and designated places, 2011 and 2006 censuses (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2012. Retrieved September 19, 2024.
21. "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.