Scandia is a hamlet in
Alberta
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, Canada within the
County of Newell
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. It is located west of
Highway 36, approximately southwest of
Brooks
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.
History
The 23.4 mile Cassils Southerly Branch of the
Canadian Pacific Railway
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was built from
Cassils to Scandia in 1927–1928.
Demographics
In the
2021 Census of Population
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conducted by
Statistics Canada
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, Scandia had a population of 169 living in 52 of its 56 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 146. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.
The population of Scandia according to the
2020 municipal census conducted by the County of Newell is 169.
As a designated place in the
2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Scandia had a population of 146 living in 43 of its 54 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2011 population of 154. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2016.
Attractions
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Scandia Eastern Irrigation District MuseumScandia Eastern Irrigation District Museum.
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See also
*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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*List of museums in Alberta
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*List of provincial historic sites of Alberta
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Only sites owned by the provincial government and run as a functioning historic site or museum are known as Provincial Historic Sites. Buil ...
References
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Hamlets in Alberta
Designated places in Alberta
County of Newell