MacKay, Alberta
Locality in Alberta, Canada
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MacKay is a locality in west-central Alberta, Canada within Yellowhead County. It is located on the Yellowhead Highway (Highway 16) approximately 57 km (35 mi) east of Edson.
MacKay | |
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Locality | |
  MacKay  MacKay | |
| Coordinates: 53°38′34″N 115°35′11″W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Municipal district | Yellowhead County |
| Hamlet designation[1] | May 14, 1979 |
| Hamlet repeal[2] | February 26, 2016 |
| Area (2021)[3] | |
| • Land | 0.02 km2 (0.0077 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
• Total | 10 |
| • Density | 512.8/km2 (1,328/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
Statistics Canada recognizes MacKay as a designated place.[4] It was designated as a hamlet between 1979 and 2019.
History
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, MacKay had a population of 10 living in 4 of its 9 total private dwellings, a change of 0% from its 2016 population of 10. With a land area of 0.02 km2 (0.0077 sq mi), it had a population density of 500.0/km2 (1,295.0/sq mi) in 2021.[3]
As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, MacKay had a population of 10 living in 7 of its 12 total private dwellings, a change of 100% from its 2011 population of 5. With a land area of 0.02 km2 (0.0077 sq mi), it had a population density of 500.0/km2 (1,295.0/sq mi) in 2016.[4]
