Warspite is a
hamlet
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in
Alberta
Alberta ( ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is part of Western Canada and is one of the three prairie provinces. Alberta is bordered by British Columbia to the west, Saskatchewan to the east, the Northwest Ter ...
, Canada within
Smoky Lake County
Smoky Lake County is a municipal district in north-eastern Alberta, Canada. Located in Census Division No. 12, its municipal office is located in the Town of Smoky Lake.
Geography Communities and localities
The following urban munici ...
. It is located on
Highway 28, between the Town of
Smoky Lake
Smoky Lake is a town in central Alberta, Canada. It is located northeast of Edmonton at the junction of Highway 28 and Highway 855. It lies between the North Saskatchewan River, Smoky Creek and White Earth Creek, in a mainly agricultural area. ...
and Village of
Waskatenau
Waskatenau ( ) is a village in central Alberta, Canada. It is surrounded by Smoky Lake County, approximately northeast of Edmonton. Waskatenau is a Cree word meaning "opening in the bank" in reference to the clef in the nearby ridge through which ...
. It has an elevation of .
The hamlet is located in
Census Division No. 12 and in the federal riding of
Westlock-St. Paul.
History
The first post office was opened in 1914 as Smoky Lake Centre. It was renamed Warspite in 1916
for after the
Battle of Jutland
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.
Demographics
In the
2021 Census of Population conducted by
Statistics Canada
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, Warspite had a population of 70 living in 40 of its 51 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 76. 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, Warspite had a population of 76 living in 41 of its 54 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2011 population of 79. 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 former urban municipalities in Alberta
The Province of Alberta currently has 256 urban municipalities including 19 cities, 106 towns, 80 villages and 51 summer villages. In addition, there are 100 communities that previously held some form of urban municipality status. These include ...
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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
Designated places in Alberta
Former villages in Alberta
Hamlets in Alberta
Smoky Lake County
Populated places disestablished in 2000
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