Eaglesham, Alberta Explained

Eaglesham
Settlement Type:Hamlet
Pushpin Relief:yes
Pushpin Map:Canada Alberta#Canada
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Eaglesham
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:Birch Hills County
Government Type:Unincorporated
Leader Title1:Governing body
Leader Name1:Birch Hills County Council
Established Title:Established
Area Footnotes: (2021)
Area Land Km2:0.84
Population As Of:2021
Population Total:76
Population Density Km2:91
Timezone:MST
Utc Offset:−07:00
Timezone Dst:MDT
Utc Offset Dst:−06:00
Coordinates:55.7825°N -117.8833°W
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Area Code:780, 587, 825
Blank Name:Highways
Blank1 Name:Waterways

Eaglesham is a hamlet in northern Alberta, Canada within Birch Hills County, located north of Highway 49, approximately northeast of Grande Prairie.

The hamlet takes its name from Eaglesham in Scotland.[1]

Eaglesham is primarily a farming community. Eaglesham also has a small K-12 school with 80 students.[2]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Eaglesham had a population of 76 living in 45 of its 60 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 93. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2021.[3]

As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Eaglesham had a population of 93 living in 50 of its 60 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2011 population of 119. With a land area of 0.84km2, it had a population density of in 2016.[4]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Book: Place-names of Alberta. 1928. Geographic Board of Canada.. Ottawa. 46.
  2. Web site: Eaglesham School . 2011-06-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110619010908/http://www2.pwsd76.ab.ca/eagleshamschool/ . 2011-06-19 . dead .
  3. Web site: Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places . . February 9, 2022 . February 10, 2022.
  4. 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.