Busby is a small hamlet in
central Alberta
Central Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta.
Central Alberta is the most densely populated rural area in the province. Agriculture and energy are important to the area's economy.
Geography
Central Alberta is bordere ...
, Canada within
Westlock County
Westlock County is a municipal district in central Alberta, Canada that is north of Edmonton. The county was formerly known as the Municipal District of Westlock No. 92, and was created in 1943 from the merger of five smaller municipal district ...
.
It is located on
Highway 651, approximately northwest of
Edmonton
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and west of
Highway 2.
History
Busby was settled by
Americans
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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 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
The province of Alberta, Canada, is divided into ten types of local governments – urban municipalities (including cities, towns, villages and summer villages), specialized municipalities, rural municipalities (including municipal district ...
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List of designated places in Alberta
A designated place is a type of geographic unit used by Statistics Canada to disseminate census data. It is usually "a small community that does not meet the criteria used to define incorporated municipalities or Statistics Canada Population cen ...
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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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