Thorhild, Alberta

Thorhild is a hamlet in Alberta, Canada within Thorhild County.^[5] It is located at the intersection of Highway 18 and Highway 827, approximately 86 kilometres (53 mi) northeast of the City of Edmonton.

Thorhild
Hamlet
Thorhild Location of Thorhild
Coordinates: 54°09′32″N 113°07′31″W
Country	Canada
Province	Alberta
Region	Central Alberta
Census division	No. 13
Municipal district	Thorhild County
Post office	1914
Incorporated (village)[1]	December 31, 1949
Dissolved (hamlet)[2]	April 1, 2009
Government
• Governing body	Thorhild County Council
• CAO	Ryan Maier
Area  (2021)[3]
• Land	1.69 km2 (0.65 sq mi)
Elevation [4]	649 m (2,129 ft)
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	391
• Density	231/km2 (600/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−7 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−6 (MDT)
Highways	18 827
Waterways	Kennedy Creek

Thorhild was formerly a village until April 1, 2009, when it dissolved and became a hamlet within the County of Thorhild No. 7.^[2] It originally incorporated as a village on December 31, 1949.^[1] The Alberta and Great Waterways Railway paid $480 for the original townsite on July 16, 1914,^[6] and a Royal Mail Canada post office was immediately placed in the community.^[7]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Thorhild had a population of 391 living in 173 of its 214 total private dwellings, a change of -26.4% from its 2016 population of 531. With a land area of 1.69 km² (0.65 sq mi), it had a population density of 231.4/km² (599.2/sq mi) in 2021.^[3]

As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Thorhild had a population of 531 living in 244 of its 270 total private dwellings, a change of 8.8% from its 2011 population of 488. With a land area of 1.68 km² (0.65 sq mi), it had a population density of 316.1/km² (818.6/sq mi) in 2016.^[8]

See also

• List of communities in Alberta
• List of former urban municipalities in Alberta
• List of hamlets in Alberta