Elnora, Alberta Explained

Elnora
Official Name:Village of Elnora
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Canada Alberta
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Elnora in Alberta
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Canada
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Alberta
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:Central Alberta
Subdivision Type3:Census division
Subdivision Name3:8
Subdivision Type4:Municipal district
Subdivision Name4:Red Deer County
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Jul Bissell
Leader Title1:Governing body
Leader Name1:Elnora Village Council
Leader Title3:MLA
Established Title:Founded
Established Title1:Incorporated[1]
Established Date1: 
Established Title2: • Village
Established Date2:July 22, 1929
Area Footnotes: (2021)
Area Land Km2:1.5
Population As Of:2021
Population Total:288
Population Density Km2:191.4
Timezone:MST
Utc Offset:−7
Timezone Dst:MDT
Utc Offset Dst:−6
Coordinates:51.9971°N -113.1955°W
Elevation M:935
Postal Code:T0M 0Y0
Area Code:403
Blank Name:Highways
Blank Info:Highway 21

Elnora is a village in central Alberta, Canada that is north of Three Hills. It was first organized as a village on January 2, 1908[2] as "Stewartville" but was renamed to Elnora (for Elinor & Nora, the wives of the postmasters) when the opening of a post office the next year required a unique name.[3]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Village of Elnora had a population of 288 living in 147 of its 156 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 298. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2021.[4]

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Village of Elnora recorded a population of 298 living in 144 of its 160 total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of 313. With a land area of 1.47km2, it had a population density of in 2016.[5]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Location and History Profile: Village of Elnora . . 274 . October 21, 2016 . October 23, 2016.
  2. Book: Cheek, Orville. Buried Treasures. The History of Elnora, Pine-Lake and Huxley. 1972. Elnora History Committee. Elnora, Alberta. 0-919212-21-2. 10.
  3. Book: Harrison, Tracey. Place Names of Alberta. Volume III. Central Alberta. 1994. University of Calgary Press. Calgary, Alberta. 1-895176-44-1. 84.
  4. Web site: Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities) . . February 9, 2022 . February 9, 2022.
  5. Web site: Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Alberta) . . February 8, 2017 . February 8, 2017.