Enilda Explained

Enilda
Settlement Type:Hamlet
Pushpin Relief:yes
Pushpin Map:Canada Alberta#Canada
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Enilda
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:Big Lakes County
Government Type:Unincorporated
Leader Title1:Governing body
Leader Name1:Big Lakes County Council
Established Title:Established
Area Footnotes: (2021)
Area Land Km2:0.72
Population As Of:2021
Population Total:145
Population Density Km2:202.2
Timezone:MST
Utc Offset:−07:00
Timezone Dst:MDT
Utc Offset Dst:−06:00
Coordinates:55.4169°N -116.3114°W
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Area Code:780, 587, 825
Blank Name:Highways
Blank1 Name:Waterways

Enilda is a hamlet in northern Alberta within Big Lakes County, located west of Highway 49, approximately northeast of Grande Prairie.

The community's name is that of Adline Tompkins, an early postmaster's wife, spelled backwards.[1]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Enilda had a population of 145 living in 65 of its 74 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 155. 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, Enilda had a population of 155 living in 64 of its 73 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2011 population of 165. With a land area of 0.72km2, it had a population density of in 2016.[3]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Book: Place-names of Alberta. 1928. Geographic Board of Canada.. Ottawa. 48.
  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) . . February 8, 2017 . February 13, 2017.