Egremont, Alberta

Egremont is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada within Thorhild County.^[2] It is located 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) north of Highway 28, approximately 37 kilometres (23 mi) north of Fort Saskatchewan. It is named after Egremont, Cumbria.^[3]

Egremont
Hamlet
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Coordinates: 54°02′18″N 113°07′34″W
Country	Canada
Province	Alberta
Region	Central Alberta
Census division	13
Municipal district	Thorhild County
Government
• Type	Unincorporated
• Governing body	Thorhild County Council
Area  (2021)[1]
• Land	0.19 km2 (0.07 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	46
• Density	238.3/km2 (617/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−07:00 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−06:00 (MDT)
Area code(s)	780, 587, 825

Demographics

Population history
of Egremont

Year	Pop.	±%
1941	111	—
1951	103	−7.2%
1956	106	+2.9%
1961	119	+12.3%
1966	94	−21.0%
1971	92	−2.1%
1976	57	−38.0%
1981	61	+7.0%
1986	75	+23.0%
1991	62	−17.3%
2011	42	−32.3%
2016	48	+14.3%
2021	46	−4.2%
Source: Statistics Canada [4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][1]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Egremont had a population of 46 living in 27 of its 34 total private dwellings, a change of -4.2% from its 2016 population of 48. With a land area of 0.19 km² (0.073 sq mi), it had a population density of 242.1/km² (627.0/sq mi) in 2021.^[1]

As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Egremont had a population of 48 living in 27 of its 34 total private dwellings, a change of 14.3% from its 2011 population of 42. With a land area of 0.19 km² (0.073 sq mi), it had a population density of 252.6/km² (654.3/sq mi) in 2016.^[13]

See also

• List of communities in Alberta
• List of hamlets in Alberta