Lodgepole is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada within Brazeau County.[2] It is located approximately 31 kilometres (19 mi) west of Highway 22 and 131 kilometres (81 mi) southwest of Edmonton.
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Coordinates: 53°06′02″N 115°18′49″W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Alberta |
Region | Central Alberta |
Census division | 11 |
Municipal district | Brazeau County |
Government | |
• Type | Unincorporated |
• Governing body | Brazeau County Council |
Area (2021)[1] | |
• Land | 1.74 km2 (0.67 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 117 |
• Density | 67.2/km2 (174/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC−07:00 (MST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−06:00 (MDT) |
Area code(s) | 780, 587, 825 |
The Town of Lodgepole was established on July 1, 1956, and had a population of 508 by 1961.[3] The population declined to 207 by 1966.[4] The town was dissolved in 1970, becoming a hamlet.[5]
On October 17, 1982, a sour gas well AMOCO DOME BRAZEAU RIVER 13-12-48-12, being drilled 20 km west of Lodgepole, blew out.[6] The burning well was finally capped 67 days later by the Texas well-control company, Boots & Coots.[7]
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Lodgepole had a population of 117 living in 58 of its 70 total private dwellings, a change of 0.9% from its 2016 population of 116. With a land area of 1.74 km2 (0.67 sq mi), it had a population density of 67.2/km2 (174.2/sq mi) in 2021.[1]
As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Lodgepole had a population of 116 living in 53 of its 59 total private dwellings, a change of -7.2% from its 2011 population of 125. With a land area of 1.75 km2 (0.68 sq mi), it had a population density of 66.3/km2 (171.7/sq mi) in 2016.[8]
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