| Gainford | |
| Settlement Type: | Hamlet |
| Pushpin Map: | Canada Alberta |
| Pushpin Label Position: | none |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Gainford 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: | Parkland County |
| Government Type: | Unincorporated |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Title1: | Governing body |
| Established Title: | Post office |
| Established Date: | 1910 |
| Named For: | Gainford, County Durham, England |
| Area Footnotes: | (2021) |
| Area Land Km2: | 1.36 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Total: | 118 |
| Population Density Km2: | 86.7 |
| Timezone: | MST |
| Utc Offset: | −7 |
| Timezone Dst: | MDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | −6 |
| Coordinates: | 53.5869°N -114.7881°W |
| Elevation M: | 740 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal Code |
| Postal Code: | T0E 0W0 |
| Area Code: | 780 |
Gainford is a hamlet in Alberta, Canada within Parkland County. It is located approximately 86km (53miles) west of Edmonton and has an elevation of 740m (2,430feet).
The hamlet is located in Census Division No. 11 and in the federal riding of Yellowhead. The north border of Gainford shares part of the shore of Isle Lake (also known as Lake Isle). The Yellowhead Highway (Alberta Highway 16) passes through Gainford.
The first post office opened in 1910. The community takes its name from Gainford, County Durham, England.[1] [2]
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Gainford had a population of 118 living in 49 of its 67 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 99. 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, Gainford had a population of 79 living in 38 of its 53 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2011 population of 132. With a land area of 1.08km2, it had a population density of in 2016.[4]