| Tomahawk | |
| Settlement Type: | Hamlet |
| Pushpin Map: | Canada Alberta |
| Pushpin Label Position: | none |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Tomahawk in Alberta |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 220 |
| 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: | 11 |
| Subdivision Type4: | Municipal district |
| Subdivision Name4: | Parkland County |
| Government Type: | Unincorporated |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Title1: | Governing body |
| Established Title: | Settled |
| Established Date: | 1903 |
| Area Footnotes: | (2021) |
| Area Land Km2: | 1.53 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Total: | 113 |
| Population Density Km2: | 73.8 |
| Timezone: | Mountain |
| Utc Offset: | −7 |
| Timezone Dst: | MDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | −6 |
| Coordinates: | 53.3961°N -114.7633°W |
| Elevation M: | 765 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code span |
| Postal Code: | T0E 2H0 |
| Area Code: | 780 |
Tomahawk, Alberta is a hamlet in Alberta, Canada within Parkland County. It is located on Highway 759, northeast of the Town of Drayton Valley.
The hamlet is located in Census Division No. 11 and in the federal riding of Yellowhead.
During the fall of 1902 lumberjacks Ed Martin, Chas. (Charles) Lindell, John Kelly, and John L. Croppley scouted along an old pack trail for land. They returned with reports of good land. In March 1903 the first European settlers arrived, traveling along the same trail. In July of the same year the first woman arrived. The original building for Tomahawk School was constructed in 1909.[1]
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Tomahawk had a population of 113 living in 49 of its 59 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.[2]
As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Tomahawk had a population of 62 living in 30 of its 33 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2011 population of 65. With a land area of 0.29km2, it had a population density of in 2016.[3]
Tomahawk's economy is largely agricultural, though it does profit from the oil and gas industry.
Businesses within Tomahawk include a gas station, a general store, an agricultural dealership, a restaurant, a butcher, a liquor store, and a hotel with a bar.
Just west of Tomahawk is a K-9 school named Tomahawk School. The school has a student population of 125 (as of 2012) and a teaching staff of 9 with 6 other support staff.[4] The school is also the location of a public library, that is part of the TracPac Library System.
Specific information on Tomahawk School is available:[5]