Pickardville
Hamlet in Alberta, Canada
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Pickardville is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada within Westlock County.[2] It is located 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) west of Highway 44, approximately 62 kilometres (39 mi) northwest of Edmonton.
Picardville
Picardville | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates: 54°03′04″N 113°52′53″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 | 0.5 km2 (0.19 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 303 |
| • Density | 606.5/km2 (1,571/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−07:00 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−06:00 (MDT) |
| Area codes | 780, 587, 825 |
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1941 | 139 | — |
| 1951 | 158 | +13.7% |
| 1956 | 139 | −12.0% |
| 1961 | 140 | +0.7% |
| 1966 | 135 | −3.6% |
| 1971 | 130 | −3.7% |
| 1976 | 120 | −7.7% |
| 1981 | 190 | +58.3% |
| 1986 | 217 | +14.2% |
| 1991 | 176 | −18.9% |
| 1996 | 179 | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 191 | +6.7% |
| 2006 | 208 | +8.9% |
| 2011 | 220 | +5.8% |
| 2016 | 214 | −2.7% |
| 2021 | 303 | +41.6% |
| Source: Statistics Canada [3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][1] | ||
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Pickardville had a population of 303 living in 120 of its 131 total private dwellings, a change of 41.6% from its 2016 population of 214. With a land area of 0.5 km2 (0.19 sq mi), it had a population density of 606.0/km2 (1,569.5/sq mi) in 2021.[1]
As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Pickardville had a population of 214 living in 86 of its 90 total private dwellings, a change of -2.7% from its 2011 population of 220. With a land area of 0.5 km2 (0.19 sq mi), it had a population density of 428.0/km2 (1,108.5/sq mi) in 2016.[16]