Thorhild, Alberta
Hamlet in Canada
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Thorhild is a hamlet in Alberta, Canada within Thorhild County.[5] It is located at the intersection of Highway 18 and Highway 827, approximately 86 kilometres (53 mi) northeast of the City of Edmonton.
Thorhild | |
|---|---|
Hamlet | |
  Thorhild Location of Thorhild | |
| Coordinates: 54°09′32″N 113°07′31″W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Region | Central Alberta |
| Census division | No. 13 |
| Municipal district | Thorhild County |
| Post office | 1914 |
| Incorporated (village)[1] | December 31, 1949 |
| Dissolved (hamlet)[2] | April 1, 2009 |
| Government | |
| • Governing body | Thorhild County Council |
| • Mayor | Cody Krupa |
| Area (2021)[3] | |
| • Land | 1.69 km2 (0.65 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 649 m (2,129 ft) |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
• Total | 391 |
| • Density | 231/km2 (600/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
| Highways | 18 827 |
| Waterways | Kennedy Creek |
Thorhild was formerly a village until April 1, 2009, when it dissolved and became a hamlet within the County of Thorhild No. 7.[2] It originally incorporated as a village on December 31, 1949.[1] The Alberta and Great Waterways Railway paid $480 for the original townsite on July 16, 1914,[6] and a Royal Mail Canada post office was immediately placed in the community.[7]
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Thorhild had a population of 391 living in 173 of its 214 total private dwellings, a change of -26.4% from its 2016 population of 531. With a land area of 1.69 km2 (0.65 sq mi), it had a population density of 231.4/km2 (599.2/sq mi) in 2021.[3]
As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Thorhild had a population of 531 living in 244 of its 270 total private dwellings, a change of 8.8% from its 2011 population of 488. With a land area of 1.68 km2 (0.65 sq mi), it had a population density of 316.1/km2 (818.6/sq mi) in 2016.[8]