Ferintosh is a
hamlet
''The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark'', often shortened to ''Hamlet'' (), is a Shakespearean tragedy, tragedy written by William Shakespeare sometime between 1599 and 1601. It is Shakespeare's longest play. Set in Denmark, the play (the ...
in
central Alberta
Central Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta.
Central Alberta is the most densely populated rural area in the province. Agriculture and energy are important to the area's economy.
Geography
Central Alberta is bordered ...
, Canada within
Camrose County
Camrose County is a municipal district in central Alberta, Canada. It is located in Census Division 10, around the City of Camrose.
Geography Communities and localities
The following urban municipalities are surrounded by Camrose Cou ...
. It is located approximately south of
Camrose, and southeast of
Edmonton
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. The hamlet is situated on Little Beaver Lake. The community takes its name from
Ferintosh, in Scotland.
History
Ferintosh incorporated as a village on January 9, 1911.
[ It relinquished its village status on January 1, 2020, when it dissolved to become a hamlet under the jurisdiction of Camrose County.]
Geography
Nearby communities include:
* New Norway
* Edberg
* Bashaw Bashaw may refer to: Places
;Canada
* Bashaw, Alberta
** Bashaw Airport
;United States
* Bashaw, Wisconsin, a town
* Bashaw, Burnett County, Wisconsin, an unincorporated community
* Bashaw Township, Brown County, Minnesota
Others
* Mose Bashaw (188 ...
* Meeting Creek
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population
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conducted by Statistics Canada
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, Ferintosh had a population of 180 living in 90 of its 105 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 202. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.
See also
*List of communities in Alberta
The province of Alberta, Canada, is divided into ten types of Local government in Canada, local governments – urban municipalities (including List of cities in Alberta, cities, List of towns in Alberta, towns, List of villages in Alberta, vil ...
*List of former urban municipalities in Alberta
The Province of Alberta currently has 253 urban municipalities including 19 cities, 105 towns, 78 villages and 51 summer villages. In addition, there are 106 communities that previously held some form of urban municipality status. These include 2 ...
*List of hamlets in Alberta
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References
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1911 establishments in Alberta
2020 disestablishments in Alberta
Designated places in Alberta
Former villages in Alberta
Hamlets in Alberta
Populated places disestablished in 2020