Lodgepole is a
hamlet
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in
central Alberta
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, Canada within
Brazeau County
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. It is located approximately west of
Highway 22 and southwest of
Edmonton
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.
History
The Town of Lodgepole was established on July 1, 1956, and had a population of 508 by 1961.
The population declined to 207 by 1966.
The town was dissolved in 1970, becoming a hamlet.
On October 17, 1982, a
sour gas
Sour gas is natural gas or any other gas containing significant amounts of hydrogen sulfide (H2S).
Natural gas is usually considered sour if there are more than 5.7 milligrams of H2S per cubic meter of natural gas, which is equivalent to approxima ...
well AMOCO DOME BRAZEAU RIVER 13-12-48-12, being drilled 20 km west of Lodgepole, blew out. The burning well was finally capped 67 days later by the Texas well-control company,
Boots & Coots.
Demographics
In the
2021 Census of Population
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conducted by
Statistics Canada
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, Lodgepole had a population of 117 living in 58 of its 70 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 116. 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, Lodgepole had a population of 116 living in 53 of its 59 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2011 population of 125. 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 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 ...
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List of hamlets in Alberta
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References
Brazeau County
Hamlets in Alberta
Former new towns in Alberta
Designated places in Alberta
Populated places disestablished in 1970
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