Gainford is a
hamlet
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in
Alberta
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, Canada within
Parkland County
Parkland County is a municipal district in central Alberta, Canada. Located west of Edmonton in Census Division No. 11, its municipal office, Parkland County Centre, is located north of the Town of Stony Plain on Highway 779.
History
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. It is located approximately west of
Edmonton
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and has an elevation of .
The hamlet is located in
Census Division No. 11 and in the federal riding of
Yellowhead. The north border of Gainford shares part of the shore of Isle Lake. The
Yellowhead Highway
The Yellowhead Highway (french: Route Yellowhead) is a major interprovincial highway in Western Canada that runs from Winnipeg to Graham Island off the coast of British Columbia via Saskatoon and Edmonton. It stretches across the four western ...
(
Alberta Highway 16
Alberta Provincial Highway No. 16, commonly referred to as Highway 16, is a major east–west highway in central Alberta, Canada, connecting Jasper to Lloydminster via Edmonton. It forms a portion of the Yellowhead Highway, a major ...
) passes through Gainford.
History
The first post office opened in 1910. The community takes its name from
Gainford, County Durham
Gainford or Gainford on Tees is a village on the north bank of the River Tees in County Durham, England. It is half-way between Barnard Castle and Darlington, near Winston, County Durham, Winston, at Ordnance Survey, OS map reference NZ 1716.
Hi ...
, England.
Demographics
In the
2021 Census of Population conducted by
Statistics Canada
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, Gainford had a population of 118 living in 49 of its 67 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 99. 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, Gainford had a population of 79 living in 38 of its 53 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2011 population of 132. 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
Parkland County
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