Huxley, Alberta Explained

Huxley
Settlement Type:Hamlet
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Pushpin Map:Canada Alberta#Canada
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Huxley
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Canada
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Alberta
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:Southern Alberta
Subdivision Type3:Census division
Subdivision Name3:5
Subdivision Type4:Municipal district
Subdivision Name4:Kneehill County
Government Type:Unincorporated
Leader Title1:Governing body
Leader Name1:Kneehill County Council
Established Title:Established
Area Footnotes: (2021)
Area Land Km2:0.33
Population As Of:2021
Population Total:75
Population Density Km2:230.1
Timezone:MST
Utc Offset:−07:00
Timezone Dst:MDT
Utc Offset Dst:−06:00
Coordinates:51.921°N -113.233°W
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Area Code:403, 587, 825
Blank Name:Highways
Blank1 Name:Waterways

Huxley is a hamlet in southern Alberta, Canada within Kneehill County. It is located approximately 160km (100miles) northeast of Calgary. The first school was built in 1907 and named Ashcroft for John Courtland Ash, the first rancher in the area, predating the surveying of the area into homesteads.[1]

The community has the name of Thomas Henry Huxley, an English biologist.[2]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Huxley had a population of 75 living in 38 of its 39 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 75. 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, Huxley had a population of 75 living in 33 of its 36 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2011 population of 85. With a land area of 0.32km2, it had a population density of in 2016.[4]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Book: Cheek, Orville. Buried Treasures. The History of Elnora, Pine-Lake and Huxley. 1972. Elnora History Committee. Elnora, Alberta. 0-919212-21-2. 167.
  2. Book: Place-names of Alberta. 1928. Geographic Board of Canada.. Ottawa. 67.
  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.