Bluesky, Alberta Explained

Bluesky
Settlement Type:Hamlet
Pushpin Map:CAN AB Fairview#Canada Alberta
Pushpin Label Position:none
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Bluesky
Pushpin Mapsize:220
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Canada
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Alberta
Subdivision Type2:Census division
Subdivision Name2:No. 19
Subdivision Type3:Municipal district
Subdivision Name3:M.D. of Fairview No. 136
Government Type:Unincorporated
Leader Title:Governing body
Leader Name:Fairview MD Council
Area Footnotes: (2021)
Area Land Km2:0.37
Population As Of:2021
Population Total:113
Population Density Km2:306.1
Timezone:MST
Utc Offset:−7
Timezone Dst:MDT
Utc Offset Dst:−6
Coordinates:56.0739°N -118.2383°W

Bluesky is a hamlet in Alberta, Canada within the Municipal District of Fairview No. 136. It is located along Highway 2, east of Fairview in northern Alberta.

Heavy oil was discovered in a well east of the hamlet in 1952, in a geological formation named after the community, Bluesky Formation.

Demographics

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 from its 2016 population of 127. With a land area of, it had a population density of 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 from its 2011 population of 164. With a land area of 0.37km2, it had a population density of in 2016.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places . . February 9, 2022 . February 10, 2022.
  2. Web site: Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and designated places, 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Alberta) . . February 8, 2017 . February 13, 2017.
  3. Web site: The Life and Times of Hubert Brooks M.C. C.D.: A Canadian Hero . Ralf Brooks . 30 March 2014.