Ohaton is a

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, Canada within

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. Previously an incorporated municipality, Ohaton dissolved from village status on January 1, 1946. Ohaton is located approximately east of the City of Camrose. The Ohaton

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was opened in 1906 with the name "Ohaton" being a

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of the partners Osler, Hammond and Nanton of a notable

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financial firm. Nanton, another community in Alberta, is also named for

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of the same firm. Ohaton and area's topography is rounded hills with a small river valley running through its southern portion. The surrounding area is mostly farmed with grain and canola or ranched with predominantly cattle.

Demographics

In the

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conducted by

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, Ohaton had a population of 133 living in 61 of its 64 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 128. 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, Ohaton had a population of 110 living in 50 of its 55 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2011 population of 120. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2016.

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{{Authority control Camrose County Hamlets in Alberta Designated places in Alberta Former villages in Alberta

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