| Islay | |
| Settlement Type: | Hamlet |
| Pushpin Relief: | yes |
| Pushpin Map: | Canada Alberta#Canada |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Islay |
| 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: | 10 |
| Subdivision Type4: | Municipal district |
| Subdivision Name4: | County of Vermilion River |
| Government Type: | Unincorporated |
| Leader Title1: | Governing body |
| Leader Name1: | County of Vermilion River Council |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Area Footnotes: | (2021) |
| Area Land Km2: | 0.6 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Total: | 177 |
| Population Density Km2: | 296.8 |
| Timezone: | MST |
| Utc Offset: | −07:00 |
| Timezone Dst: | MDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | −06:00 |
| Coordinates: | 53.3939°N -110.5389°W |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Area Code: | 780, 587, 825 |
| Blank Name: | Highways |
| Blank1 Name: | Waterways |
Islay is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada within the County of Vermilion River. Previously an incorporated municipality, Islay dissolved from village status on March 15, 1944, to become part of the Municipal District of Vermilion Valley No. 482.[1] The community was named after Islay, in Scotland, the ancestral home of pioneer settlers.[2]
Islay is located north of Highway 16, approximately west of Lloydminster. Its first school opened in 1907.[3]
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Islay had a population of 177 living in 77 of its 84 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 195. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2021.[4]
As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Islay had a population of 195 living in 80 of its 95 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2011 population of 208. With a land area of 0.65km2, it had a population density of in 2016.[5]