White Gull is an
unincorporated community
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in
northern Alberta
Northern Alberta is a geographic region located in the Canadian province of Alberta.
An informally defined cultural region, the boundaries of Northern Alberta are not fixed. Under some schemes, the region encompasses everything north of the cen ...
, Canada within
Athabasca County
Athabasca County is a municipal district in north central Alberta, Canada. It is located northeast of Edmonton and is in Census Division No. 13. Prior to an official renaming on December 1, 2009, Athabasca County was officially known as the ...
. It is west of
Highway 2, approximately north of
Edmonton
Edmonton ( ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Alberta. Edmonton is situated on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Metropolitan Region, which is surrounded by Alberta's central region. The city ancho ...
.
History
White Gull incorporated as a
summer village
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on January 1, 1983.
It dissolved from village status on January 1, 2003.
Demographics
In the
2006 Census of Population conducted by
Statistics Canada, the dissolved Summer Village White Gull had a population of 124 living in 54 of its 143 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2001 population of 92. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2006.
See also
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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 ...
References
Former summer villages in Alberta
Populated places disestablished in 2003
Localities in Athabasca County
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