Boyle is a village in
northern Alberta
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An informally defined cultural region, the boundaries of Northern Alberta are not fixed. Under some schemes, the region encompasses everything north of the ce ...
, Canada within
Athabasca County
Athabasca County is a municipal district in north central Alberta, Canada. It is located northeast of Edmonton and is in Census Division No. 13. Prior to an official renaming on December 1, 2009, Athabasca County was officially known as the ...
. It is located on
Highway 63, approximately north of
Edmonton
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.
Boyle is named after former Alberta Minister of Education, Justice
John Robert Boyle
John Robert Boyle (February 3, 1871 – February 15, 1936) was a Canadian politician and jurist who served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, a cabinet minister in the Government of Alberta, and a judge on the Supreme Court of ...
(1871–1936), and founded in 1916.
Demographics
In the
2021 Census of Population
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conducted by
Statistics Canada
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, the Village of Boyle had a population of 825 living in 368 of its 433 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 845. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.
In the
2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Village of Boyle recorded a population of 845 living in 357 of its 464 total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of 916. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2016.
The population of the Village of Boyle according to its
2014 municipal census is 948,
a change from its 2009 municipal census population of 918.
Notable people
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Tim Hague -
Mixed martial artist
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In the early 20th century, various inter-stylistic contests took place t ...
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Bryan Mudryk - sports broadcaster
See also
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List of communities in Alberta
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List of villages in Alberta
A village is an urban municipality status type used in the Canadian province of Alberta. Alberta villages are created when communities with populations of at least 300 people, where a majority of their buildings are on parcels of land smaller t ...
References
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{{Subdivisions of Alberta, villages=yes
1916 establishments in Alberta
Villages in Alberta
Populated places established in 1953