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Eaglesham, Alberta
Eaglesham () is a hamlet (place), hamlet in northern Alberta, Canada within Birch Hills County, located north of Alberta Highway 49, Highway 49, approximately northeast of Grande Prairie, Alberta, Grande Prairie. The hamlet takes its name from Eaglesham in Scotland. Eaglesham is primarily a farming community. Eaglesham also has a small K-12 school with 80 students. Demographics In the 2021 Canadian census, 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Eaglesham had a population of 76 living in 45 of its 60 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 93. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. As a designated place in the 2016 Canadian census, 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Eaglesham had a population of 93 living in 50 of its 60 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2011 population of 119. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2016. See also *List of communit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hamlet (place)
A hamlet is a human settlement that is smaller than a town or village. Its size relative to a Parish (administrative division), parish can depend on the administration and region. A hamlet may be considered to be a smaller settlement or subdivision or satellite entity to a larger settlement. The word and concept of a hamlet has roots in the Anglo-Norman settlement of England, where the old French ' came to apply to small human settlements. Etymology The word comes from Anglo-Norman language, Anglo-Norman ', corresponding to Old French ', the diminutive of Old French ' meaning a little village. This, in turn, is a diminutive of Old French ', possibly borrowed from (West Germanic languages, West Germanic) Franconian languages. Compare with modern French ', Dutch language, Dutch ', Frisian languages, Frisian ', German ', Old English ' and Modern English ''home''. By country Afghanistan In Afghanistan, the counterpart of the hamlet is the Qila, qala (Dari language, Dari: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
