Shaughnessy, Alberta

Hamlet in Alberta, Canada

49°51′10″N 112°50′32″W / 49.85278°N 112.84222°W / 49.85278; -112.84222CountryCanadaProvinceAlbertaRegionSouthern AlbertaCensus division2Municipal districtLethbridge CountyGovernment

• TypeUnincorporated • Governing bodyLethbridge County CouncilArea

(2021)^[1]

• Land0.38 km² (0.15 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[1]

• Total388 • Density1,021.6/km² (2,646/sq mi)Time zoneUTC−07:00 (MST) • Summer (DST)UTC−06:00 (MDT)Area code(s)403, 587, 825

Shaughnessy is a hamlet in southern Alberta, Canada within the Lethbridge County.^[2] It is located on Highway 25, approximately 17 kilometres (11 mi) north of Lethbridge. It is named after Baron Shaughnessy, chairman of the mining company that ran the town.^[3]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Shaughnessy had a population of 388 living in 150 of its 162 total private dwellings, a change of -6.5% from its 2016 population of 415. With a land area of 0.38 km² (0.15 sq mi), it had a population density of 1,021.1/km² (2,644.5/sq mi) in 2021.^[1]

As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Shaughnessy had a population of 415 living in 160 of its 167 total private dwellings, a change of 8.1% from its 2011 population of 384. With a land area of 0.38 km² (0.15 sq mi), it had a population density of 1,092.1/km² (2,828.5/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.
^ Coyote Flats Historical Society (1967). Coyote Flats : historical review, 1905-1965. Volume 1. Lethbridge: Southern Printing. p. 282.
^ "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.