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 (also known as Lake Isle). The
Yellowhead Highway
The Yellowhead Highway () is a major interprovincial highway in Western Canada that runs from Winnipeg west to Graham Island off the coast of British Columbia via Saskatoon and Edmonton. It stretches across the four western provinces of Britis ...
(
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, Alberta, Jasper to Lloydminster via Edmonton. It forms a portion of the Yellowhead Highway, ...
) passes through Gainford.
History
The first post office opened in 1910. The community takes its name from
Gainford, County Durham, 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
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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
Parkland County
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