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Amisk, Alberta

Village in Alberta, Canada

52°34′0″N 111°3′39″W / 52.56667°N 111.06083°W / 52.56667; -111.06083CountryCanadaProvinceAlbertaRegionCentral AlbertaCensus division7Municipal district Municipal District of Provost No. 52Incorporated^[1] • VillageJanuary 1, 1956Named forBeaverGovernment

^[2]

• MayorBill Rock • Governing bodyAmisk Village CouncilArea

(2021)^[3]

• Land0.76 km² (0.29 sq mi)Elevation

910 m (2,990 ft)Population

(2021)^[3]

• Total219 • Density288/km² (750/sq mi)Time zoneUTC−7 (MST) • Summer (DST)UTC−6 (MDT)HighwaysHighway 13
Highway 306
Highway 884Websitewww.amisk.ca

Amisk (/ˈæmɪsk/) is a village in east central Alberta, Canada.

The name comes from amisk (ᐊᒥᐢᐠ), the Cree word for "beaver".^[4]

The site was surveyed by the Canadian Pacific Railway in 1906. That same year settlers from the United States, Scandinavia and Great Britain arrived. The first general store was built in 1907, and the school went up in 1916. Amisk boasts the oldest registered public library in rural Alberta.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Village of Amisk had a population of 219 living in 86 of its 105 total private dwellings, a change of 7.4% from its 2016 population of 204. With a land area of 0.76 km² (0.29 sq mi), it had a population density of 288.2/km² (746.3/sq mi) in 2021.^[3]

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Village of Amisk recorded a population of 204 living in 84 of its 103 total private dwellings, a -1.4% change from its 2011 population of 207. With a land area of 0.76 km² (0.29 sq mi), it had a population density of 268.4/km² (695.2/sq mi) in 2016.^[5]

References

^ "Location and History Profile: Village of Amisk" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. October 14, 2016. p. 29. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
^ "Municipal Officials Search". Alberta Municipal Affairs. May 9, 2019. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities)". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
^ Cree Dictionary. "Amisk". Retrieved 2010-03-17.
^ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved February 8, 2017.