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Amisk, Alberta

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nameAmisk
official_nameVillage of Amisk
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settlement_typeVillage
pushpin_mapCanada Alberta
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subdivision_nameCanada
subdivision_type1Province
subdivision_name1Alberta
subdivision_type2Region
subdivision_name2Central Alberta
subdivision_type3Census division
subdivision_name37
subdivision_type4Municipal district
subdivision_name4Municipal District of Provost No. 52
named_forBeaver
government_footnotes
leader_titleMayor
leader_nameBill Rock
leader_title1Governing body
leader_name1Amisk Village Council
established_titleFounded
established_title1Incorporated
established_date1
established_title2• Village
established_date2January 1, 1956
area_footnotes(2021)
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population_total219
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blank_nameHighways
blank_infoHighway 13
Highway 306
Highway 884
website

Highway 306 Highway 884

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

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

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 from its 2016 population of 204. With a land area of 0.76 km2, it had a population density of in 2021.

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 change from its 2011 population of 207. With a land area of 0.76 km2, it had a population density of in 2016.

References

References

  1. {{AMOS
  2. (October 14, 2016). "Location and History Profile: Village of Amisk". [[Alberta Municipal Affairs]].
  4. Cree Dictionary. "Amisk".
  5. (February 9, 2022). "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities)". [[Statistics Canada]].
  6. (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]].
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