Swalwell is a

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, Canada within

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. Previously an incorporated municipality, Swalwell dissolved from village status on January 1, 1946, to become part of the Municipal District of Norquay No. 279. Swalwell is located approximately northeast of

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and west of Highway 21. It is located on

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's Three Hills Subdivision between

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and Beiseker. Swalwell has an elevation of . The hamlet is located in Census Division No. 5 and the federal riding of

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Demographics

In the

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conducted by

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, Swalwell had a population of 93 living in 48 of its 53 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 95. 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, Swalwell had a population of 95 living in 43 of its 45 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2011 population of 101. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2016.

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{{Authority control Kneehill County Hamlets in Alberta Designated places in Alberta Former villages in Alberta

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