Gunn 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
Alberta
Alberta is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province in Canada. It is a part of Western Canada and is one of the three Canadian Prairies, prairie provinces. Alberta is bordered by British Columbia to its west, Saskatchewan to its east, t ...
, Canada within
Lac Ste. Anne County. It is located west of the junction of
Highway 43 and
Highway 33 on the northeast shore of
Lac Ste. Anne. It is approximately northwest of
Edmonton
Edmonton is the capital city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Alberta. It is situated on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Metropolitan Region, which is surrounded by Central Alberta ...
and has an elevation of .
The hamlet is located in
Census Division No. 13 and in the federal riding of
Yellowhead.
The community has the name of
Peter Gunn
''Peter Gunn'' is an American detective fiction, private eye television series, starring Craig Stevens (actor), Craig Stevens as Peter Gunn with Lola Albright as his girlfriend, lounge singer Edie Hart. The series was broadcast by NBC from Sept ...
, Hudson's Bay Company factor at Lac Ste. Anne and first MLA for that constituency.
The first post office was established in 1915.
Demographics
In the
2021 Census of Population conducted by
Statistics Canada
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, Gunn had a population of 26 living in 10 of its 18 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 15. 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, Gunn had a population of 10 living in 4 of its 10 total private dwellings, an increase from its 2011 population of 0. 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
Hamlet (place), Hamlets in the Canadian province of Alberta are Unincorporated area, unincorporated communities administered by, and within the boundaries of, Specialized municipalities of Alberta, specialized municipalities or List of communit ...
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Peter Gunn (Alberta politician)
References
Hamlets in Alberta
Designated places in Alberta
Lac Ste. Anne County
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