| Waterton Park | |
| Settlement Type: | Hamlet |
| Pushpin Map: | Canada Alberta |
| Pushpin Label Position: | none |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Waterton Park in Alberta |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 220 |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Canada |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Alberta |
| Subdivision Type2: | Census division |
| Subdivision Name2: | No. 3 |
| Subdivision Type3: | Improvement District |
| Subdivision Name3: | Improvement District No. 4 Waterton |
| Government Type: | Unincorporated |
| Leader Title: | Governing body |
| Leader Name: | Alberta Municipal Affairs |
| Area Footnotes: | (2021) |
| Area Land Km2: | 482.54 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Total: | 158 |
| Population Density Km2: | 0.3 |
| Timezone: | MST |
| Utc Offset: | −7 |
| Timezone Dst: | MDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | −6 |
| Coordinates: | 49.0517°N -113.9142°W |
| Elevation M: | 1280 |
| Area Code: | 403 / 587 |
| Blank Name: | highways |
Waterton Park, commonly referred to as Waterton, is a hamlet in southwestern Alberta, Canada within Improvement District No. 4 Waterton (Waterton Lakes National Park).
It is located at the southwestern terminus of Highway 5, approximately 54km (34miles) west of the Town of Cardston and 55km (34miles) south of the Town of Pincher Creek. This hamlet is north of Glacier National Park in Montana. It has an elevation of 1280m (4,200feet).
The hamlet is located in Census Division No. 3 and in the federal riding of Lethbridge.
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Waterton Park had a population of 158 living in 67 of its 209 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 105. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2021.[1]
As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Waterton Park had a population of 105 living in 39 of its 168 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2011 population of 88. With a land area of 485.66km2, it had a population density of in 2016.[2]
Waterton Park has a humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb), just above the subarctic climate (Dfc). Summers are mild with cool nights, while winters are chilly with highs around freezing. Precipitation is relatively consistent year round, but peaks during the months of May and June.[3]