Niton Junction

Hamlet in Alberta, Canada

53°37′19″N 115°46′11″W / 53.6219°N 115.7697°W / 53.6219; -115.7697CountryCanadaProvinceAlbertaCensus divisionNo. 14Municipal districtYellowhead CountyGovernment

• TypeUnincorporated • MayorJim Eglinski • Governing body

Yellowhead County Council

Shawn Brian Berry
Sandra Cherniawsky
Anthony Giezen
Dawn Mitchell
Fred Priestley-Wright
David Russell
William Velichko
Jack Williams

Area

(2021)^[1]

• Land1.04 km² (0.40 sq mi)Elevation

845 m (2,772 ft)Population

(2021)^[1]

• Total88 • Density84.7/km² (219/sq mi)Time zoneUTC−7 (MST) • Summer (DST)UTC−6 (MDT)

Niton Junction is a hamlet in west-central Alberta, Canada within Yellowhead County.^[2] It is located on the Yellowhead Highway (Highway 16) approximately 45 kilometres (28 mi) east of Edson and 150 kilometres (93 mi) west of Edmonton. It is east of the Yellowhead Highway's junction with Highway 32 and west of Chip Lake. Niton Junction has an elevation of 845 metres (2,772 ft).

Statistics Canada recognizes Niton Junction as a designated place.^[3]

The hamlet is located in Census Division No. 14 and in the federal riding of Yellowhead.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Niton Junction had a population of 88 living in 43 of its 49 total private dwellings, a change of 25.7% from its 2016 population of 70. With a land area of 1.04 km² (0.40 sq mi), it had a population density of 84.6/km² (219.2/sq mi) in 2021.^[1]

As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Niton Junction had a population of 38 living in 15 of its 15 total private dwellings, a change of 46.2% from its 2011 population of 26. With a land area of 0.91 km² (0.35 sq mi), it had a population density of 41.8/km² (108.2/sq mi) in 2016.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
^ "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. January 12, 2022. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
^ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and designated places, 2011 and 2006 censuses (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2012. Retrieved April 7, 2012.
^ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and designated places, 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved February 13, 2017.