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Willingdon is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada within the County of Two Hills No. 21.[4] It is located approximately 117 km (73 mi) northeast of Edmonton, Alberta's capital city.

Willingdon
Hamlet
Hamlet of Willingdon
Willingdon Location of Willingdon in Alberta
Coordinates: 53°49′53″N 112°07′39″W
Country	Canada
Province	Alberta
Region	Central Alberta
Census division	10
Municipal district	County of Two Hills No. 21
Incorporated[1]
• Village	August 31, 1928
Dissolved[2]	September 1, 2017
Government
• Governing body	County of Two Hills No. 21 Council
Area  (2021)[3]
• Land	0.92 km2 (0.36 sq mi)
Elevation	625 m (2,051 ft)
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	249
• Density	271.8/km2 (704/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−7 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−6 (MDT)
Highways	45 857
Waterways	Withford Lake

History

Willingdon originally incorporated as a village on August 31, 1928.[1] It dissolved from village status 89 years later on September 1, 2017, becoming a hamlet under the jurisdiction of the County of Two Hills No. 21.[2]

In 1985, one of the last two traditional wooden grain elevators in Alberta was built in Willingdon by the Alberta Wheat Pool.[5]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Willingdon had a population of 249 living in 104 of its 159 total private dwellings, a change of -21.9% from its 2016 population of 319. With a land area of 0.92 km² (0.36 sq mi), it had a population density of 270.7/km² (701.0/sq mi) in 2021.[3]

As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Willingdon had a population of 319 living in 130 of its 160 total private dwellings, a 16% change from its 2011 population of 275. With a land area of 0.92 km² (0.36 sq mi), it had a population density of 346.7/km² (898.1/sq mi) in 2016.[6]

See also

• List of communities in Alberta
• List of hamlets in Alberta

References

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