Busby is a small hamlet in
central Alberta, Canada within
Westlock County.
It is located on
Highway 651, approximately northwest of
Edmonton and west of
Highway 2
The following highways are numbered 2. For roads numbered A2, see list of A2 roads. For roads numbered B2, see list of B2 roads. For roads numbered M2, see list of M2 roads. For roads numbered N2, see list of N2 roads.
International
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History
Busby was settled by
Americans and was named ''Independence'' when the post office opened in 1903. In 1915, the ''
Edmonton, Dunvegan and British Columbia Railway'' arrived and the hamlet's name was changed to Busby.
Demographics
In the
2021 Census of Population
The 2021 Canadian census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population with a reference date of May 11, 2021. It follows the 2016 Canadian census, which recorded a population of 35,151,728. The overall response rate was 98%, which is sli ...
conducted by
Statistics Canada
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, Busby had a population of 135 living in 67 of its 69 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 140. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.
As a designated place in the
2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Busby had a population of 140 living in 64 of its 66 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2011 population of 98. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2016.
See also
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List of communities in Alberta
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List of designated places in Alberta
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List of hamlets in Alberta
Hamlets in the province of Alberta, Canada, are unincorporated communities administered by, and within the boundaries of, specialized municipalities or rural municipalities ( municipal districts, improvement districts and special areas). The ...
References
Hamlets in Alberta
Designated places in Alberta
Westlock County
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