| Chisholm | |
| Other Name: | Chisholm Mills |
| Settlement Type: | Hamlet |
| Pushpin Map: | Canada Alberta |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Chisholm in Alberta |
| Coordinates: | 54.9094°N -114.1689°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Canada |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Alberta |
| Subdivision Type2: | Region |
| Subdivision Name2: | Northern Alberta |
| Subdivision Type3: | Census division |
| Subdivision Name3: | 17 |
| Subdivision Type4: | Municipal district |
| Subdivision Name4: | M.D. of Lesser Slave River No. 124 |
| Government Type: | Municipal District Council |
| Leader Title: | Reeve |
| Leader Name: | Murray Kerik |
| Leader Title1: | Governing body |
| Leader Name1: | M.D. of Lesser Slave River Council |
| Leader Title2: | Office location |
| Leader Title3: | MP |
| Leader Name3: | Arnold Viersen (Peace River—Westlock-Cons) |
| Leader Title4: | MLA |
| Leader Name4: | Danielle Larivee (Lesser Slave Lake-NDP) |
| Area Footnotes: | (2021) |
| Area Land Km2: | 2.84 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Total: | 15 |
| Population Density Km2: | 5.3 |
| Timezone: | MST |
| Utc Offset: | −7 |
| Timezone Dst: | MDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | −6 |
| Elevation M: | 622 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | T0G 0N0 |
| Area Code: | 780, 587, 825 |
| Blank Name: | Highways |
| Blank Info: | Highway 44 east. |
| Blank1 Name: | Waterways |
| Blank1 Info: | Athabasca River |
Chisholm, also known as Chisholm Mills, is a hamlet in Alberta, Canada within the Municipal District of Lesser Slave River No. 124. It is located 1km (01miles) east of the Athabasca River, approximately southeast of the Town of Slave Lake. The hamlet is served by both road (approximately 8.5km (05.3miles) west of Highway 44) and rail (Canadian National Railway).
The community has the name of Thomas Chrisholm, an early settler.[1]
During World War II, there was a camp for German prisoners, Camp Chisholm.[2]
In the summer of 2001, a major forest fire destroyed ten houses within the hamlet on May 27–28[3] and 120,000 hectares of timber in the surrounding area.[4] An investigation conducted by the Province of Alberta alleged that the fire was caused by a CNR train.[5]
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Chisholm had a population of 15 living in 9 of its 15 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 25. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2021.[6]
As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Chisholm had a population of 25 living in 10 of its 18 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2011 population of 15. With a land area of 2.92km2, it had a population density of in 2016.[7]