Fawcett, Alberta
Hamlet in Alberta, Canada
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Fawcett is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada within Westlock County.[2] It is located on Highway 44, approximately 118 kilometres (73 mi) northwest of Edmonton, and four kilometres east of Hubert Lake Wildland Provincial Park.[3]
Fawcett | |
|---|---|
  Fawcett Location of Fawcett  Fawcett Fawcett (Westlock County) | |
| Coordinates: 54°32′26″N 114°05′41″W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Region | Central Alberta |
| Census division | 13 |
| Municipal district | Westlock County |
| Government | |
| • Type | Unincorporated |
| • Governing body | Westlock County Council |
| Area (2021)[1] | |
| • Land | 0.46 km2 (0.18 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 60 |
| • Density | 130/km2 (340/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 (Alberta Time) |
| Area codes | 780, 587, 825 |
The community has the name of a railroad officer.[4]
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1941 | 21 | — |
| 1951 | 146 | +595.2% |
| 1956 | 179 | +22.6% |
| 1961 | 179 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 202 | +12.8% |
| 1971 | 141 | −30.2% |
| 1976 | 129 | −8.5% |
| 1981 | 88 | −31.8% |
| 1986 | 123 | +39.8% |
| 1991 | 122 | −0.8% |
| 1996 | 118 | −3.3% |
| 2001 | 102 | −13.6% |
| 2006 | 79 | −22.5% |
| 2011 | 73 | −7.6% |
| 2016 | 69 | −5.5% |
| 2016R | 82 | +18.8% |
| 2021 | 60 | −26.8% |
| Source: Statistics Canada [5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][1] | ||
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Fawcett had a population of 60 living in 31 of its 36 total private dwellings, a change of -26.8% from its 2016 population of 82. With a land area of 0.46 km2 (0.18 sq mi), it had a population density of 130.4/km2 (337.8/sq mi) in 2021.[1]
As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Fawcett had a population of 69 living in 31 of its 37 total private dwellings, a change of -5.5% from its 2011 population of 73. With a land area of 0.45 km2 (0.17 sq mi), it had a population density of 153.3/km2 (397.1/sq mi) in 2016.[18]
