Ashmont is a
hamlet
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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 ce ...
, Canada within the
County of St. Paul No. 19. It is located near the intersection of
Highway 28 and
Highway 36, approximately northwest of the Town of
St. Paul. It has an elevation is .
Ashmont is surrounded by numerous lakes, such as Lower Mann Lakes, Upper Mann Lake, Batty Lake, Lottie Lake, Floatingstone Lake and Garner Lake. Many provincial recreation areas are established on the shores of these lakes.
A first settler named the community after his native home in
Ashmont, Boston.
Ashmont began as a farming community in the early part of the 20th century. At its peak in the 1960s it boasted a grain elevator, four general stores, a pool hall, Legion Hall, two gas stations and a school. As is typical of many small rural communities it has fallen on hard times. Only one store remains, kept alive by the local lake communities and a relatively large school (K to 12).
Demographics
In the
2021 Census of Population conducted by
Statistics Canada
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, Ashmont had a population of 125 living in 51 of its 59 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 133. 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, Ashmont had a population of 133 living in 47 of its 65 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2011 population of 188. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2016.
See also
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List of communities in Alberta
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List of designated places in Alberta
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List of hamlets in Alberta
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References
Hamlets in Alberta
Designated places in Alberta
County of St. Paul No. 19
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