Faust ( ) is a
hamlet in
northern Alberta within
Big Lakes County, located north 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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, approximately northwest of
Edmonton (309 km by road).
The community has the name of E. T. Faust, a railroad officer.
Demographics
In the
2021 Census of Population
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conducted by
Statistics Canada
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, Faust had a population of 282 living in 133 of its 167 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 261. 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, Faust had a population of 261 living in 117 of its 152 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2011 population of 275. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2016.
See also
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List of communities in Alberta
*
List of designated places in Alberta
*
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
Big Lakes County
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