Winfield is a
hamlet
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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 the
County of Wetaskiwin No. 10.
It is located at the intersection of
Highway 13
The following roads may be referred to as Route 13 or Highway 13. For a list of roads named A13, see List of A13 roads.
International
* AH13, Asian Highway 13
* European route E13
* European route E013
Afghanistan
*The Kabul–Behsud Highwa ...
and
Highway 20, approximately west of
Wetaskiwin
Wetaskiwin ( ) is a city in the province of Alberta, Canada. The city is located south of the provincial capital of Edmonton. The city name comes from the Cree word , meaning "the hills where peace was made".
Wetaskiwin is home to the Reyn ...
.
Climate
Winfield experiences a
subarctic climate
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(
Köppen climate classification
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''Dfc'') that borders on a humid continental climate (''Dfb'') The average January temperature is ,
while the average July temperature is . However, temperatures as low as
and as high as
have been recorded. Winters are cold and dry with a snow pack from mid-November till early-April. Summers are warm with long days; most precipitation falls during summer as rain from thunderstorms. July has the most precipitation of any month with an average of
as rain.
Demographics
In the
2021 Census of Population
The 2021 Canadian census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population with a reference date of May 11, 2021. It follows the 2016 Canadian census, which recorded a population of 35,151,728. The overall response rate was 98%, which is sli ...
conducted by
Statistics Canada
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, Winfield had a population of 193 living in 85 of its 96 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 238. 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, Winfield had a population of 238 living in 85 of its 98 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2011 population of 224. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2016.
See also
*
List of communities in Alberta
The province of Alberta, Canada, is divided into ten types of Local government in Canada, local governments – urban municipalities (including List of cities in Alberta, cities, List of towns in Alberta, towns, List of villages in Alberta, vil ...
*
List of designated places in Alberta
A designated place is a type of geographic unit used by Statistics Canada to disseminate census data. It is usually "a small community that does not meet the criteria used to define incorporated municipalities or Statistics Canada population ce ...
*
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 ...
References
External links
2005 Municipal Census– from
Alberta Municipal Affairs and Housing Rootsweb– Placenames in Alberta
Alberta Municipal Affairs– Rural Municipalities
Hamlets in Alberta
Designated places in Alberta
County of Wetaskiwin No. 10
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