Boyle, Alberta
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Boyle |
| official_name | Village of Boyle |
| native_name | |
| named_for | John Robert Boyle |
| settlement_type | Village |
| dot_x | |
| pushpin_map | Alberta#Canada |
| pushpin_map_caption | Location of Boyle in Alberta |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | Canada |
| subdivision_type1 | Province |
| subdivision_name1 | Alberta |
| subdivision_type2 | Region |
| subdivision_name2 | Northern Alberta |
| subdivision_type3 | Census division |
| subdivision_name3 | 13 |
| subdivision_type4 | Municipal district |
| subdivision_name4 | Athabasca County |
| government_footnotes | |
| leader_title | Mayor |
| leader_name | Colin Derko |
| leader_title1 | Governing body |
| leader_name1 | Boyle Village Council |
| leader_title2 | |
| leader_title3 | MLA |
| established_title | Founded |
| established_date | 1916 |
| established_title1 | Incorporated |
| established_date1 | |
| established_title2 | • Village |
| established_date2 | December 31, 1953 |
| area_footnotes | (2021) |
| area_land_km2 | 7.12 |
| population_as_of | 2021 |
| population_footnotes | |
| population_total | 825 |
| population_density_km2 | 115.9 |
| timezone | MST |
| utc_offset | −7 |
| timezone_DST | MDT |
| utc_offset_DST | −6 |
| coordinates | |
| elevation_footnotes | |
| postal_code_type | Forward sortation area |
| postal_code | T9S |
| area_codes | 780, 587, 825 |
| blank_name | Highways |
| blank_info | Highway 63 |
| Highway 663 | |
| Highway 831 | |
| blank1_name | Waterways |
| blank1_info | Flat Lake, Long Lake, Skeleton Lake |
| website | |
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Boyle is a village in northern Alberta, Canada within Athabasca County. It is located on Highway 63, approximately 163 km north of Edmonton.
Boyle is named after former Alberta Minister of Education, Justice John Robert Boyle (1871–1936), and founded in 1916.
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Village of Boyle had a population of 825 living in 368 of its 433 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 845. With a land area of 7.12 km2, it had a population density of in 2021.
In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Village of Boyle recorded a population of 845 living in 357 of its 464 total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of 916. With a land area of 7.13 km2, it had a population density of in 2016.
The population of the Village of Boyle according to its 2014 municipal census is 948, a change from its 2009 municipal census population of 918.
Notable people
- Tim Hague - Mixed martial artist
- Bryan Mudryk - sports broadcaster
References
References
- {{AMOS
- (October 14, 2016). "Location and History Profile: Village of Boyle". [[Alberta Municipal Affairs]].
- Boyle and District Historical Society. (1982). "Forests, furrows and faith : a history of Boyle and districts".
- (1928). "Place-names of Alberta". Geographic Board of Canada.
- (February 9, 2022). "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities)". [[Statistics Canada]].
- (February 8, 2017). "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Alberta)". [[Statistics Canada]].
- (August 7, 2014). "Unofficial Boyle Census Results In". The River 94.1 FM.
- (September 15, 2009). "Alberta 2009 Official Population List". Alberta Municipal Affairs.
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