Calahoo Explained

Calahoo
Settlement Type:Hamlet
Pushpin Map:Canada Alberta
Pushpin Label Position:none
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Calahoo in Alberta
Pushpin Mapsize:220
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Canada
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Alberta
Subdivision Type2:Census division
Subdivision Name2:No. 11
Subdivision Type3:Municipal district
Subdivision Name3:Sturgeon County
Government Type:Unincorporated
Leader Title:Governing body
Leader Name:Sturgeon County Council
Area Footnotes: (2021)
Area Land Km2:0.66
Population As Of:2021
Population Total:143
Population Density Km2:215.4
Timezone:MST
Utc Offset:−7
Timezone Dst:MDT
Utc Offset Dst:−6
Coordinates:53.7111°N -113.9542°W
Elevation M:680
Postal Code:T0G
Area Code:780, 587, 825
Blank Name:Highways
Blank Info:Highway 37

Calahoo is a hamlet in Alberta, Canada within Sturgeon County. It is located on Highway 37 near the Sturgeon River, approximately 21km (13miles) northwest of Edmonton's city limits. It has an elevation of 680m (2,230feet).

The hamlet is located in Census Division No. 11 and in the federal riding of Westlock-St. Paul.

It is named after the nearby Michel Calihoo Reserve established in 1878 on 25,600 acres under Treaty 6.[1]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Calahoo had a population of 143 living in 59 of its 65 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 123. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2021.[2]

As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Calahoo had a population of 85 living in 31 of its 32 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2011 population of 187. With a land area of 0.4km2, it had a population density of in 2016.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Dalheim, K. Calahoo Trails. 1955. Calahoo Women's Institute. 14. 2013-06-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20150924062812/http://www.ourfutureourpast.ca/loc_hist/page.aspx?id=3516181#. 2015-09-24. dead.
  2. Web site: Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places . . February 9, 2022 . February 10, 2022.
  3. Web site: Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and designated places, 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Alberta). Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. February 13, 2017.
  4. Benjamin Hochman, "Proud of his First Nations roots, Blues' Berube could make Stanley Cup history", St. Louis Post-Dispatch (May 24, 2019), https://www.stltoday.com/sports/columns/benjamin-hochman/hochman-proud-of-his-first-nations-roots-blues-berube-could/article_bcfbe9a3-a692-5420-bc08-20847d7e56fd.html
  5. Web site: Perrott . Ireland . Ireland Perrott Information . Gothunderbirds.com . 15 November 2022.
  6. Web site: Perrott . Ireland . Ireland Perrott Canada West Champion . Ubyssey.ca . 15 November 2022.