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Scandia, Alberta

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subdivision_type2Region
subdivision_name2Southern Alberta
subdivision_type3Census division
subdivision_name32
subdivision_type4Municipal district
subdivision_name4County of Newell
leader_titleMayor
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leader_title2Governing body
leader_name2County of Newell Council
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leader_title4MLA
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Scandia is a hamlet in Alberta, Canada within the County of Newell. It is located 2 km west of Highway 36, approximately 34 km southwest of Brooks.

History

The 23.4 mile Cassils Southerly Branch of the Canadian Pacific Railway was built from Cassils to Scandia in 1927–1928.

Demographics

of Scandia

|1941|30 |1951|64 |1956|64 |1961|51 |1966|45 |1971|34 |1976|38 |1981|79 |1986|113 |1991|115 |1991A|116 |1996|119 |2001|114 |2006|137 |2011|154 |2016|146 |2021|169

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, 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 0.19 km2, 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 0.19 km2, it had a population density of in 2016.

Attractions

  • Scandia Eastern Irrigation District Museum

References

References

  2. {{AltaML
  3. Grain and Rail in Western Canada Canada. Grain Handling and Transportation Commission - 1977 0660010143 "CP Rail - Cassils Subdivision - From Cassils to Scandia, Alberta - 23.4 miles This line was constructed in 1928. The rail is a mixture of 60 and 85 pound steel with a gross carrying capacity of 177 thousand pounds. There are no elevators on"
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  10. {{1981CDNcuipr
  11. {{1986CDNcuipr
  12. {{1991CDNcuipr
  13. {{1996CDNcdplr
  14. (August 15, 2012). "Population and Dwelling Counts, for Canada, Provinces and Territories, and Census Divisions, 2001 and 1996 Censuses - 100% Data (Alberta)". [[Statistics Canada]].
  15. (July 20, 2021). "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and designated places, 2006 and 2001 censuses - 100% data (Alberta)". [[Statistics Canada]].
  16. (February 8, 2012). "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and designated places, 2011 and 2006 censuses (Alberta)". Statistics Canada.
  17. (February 9, 2022). "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places". [[Statistics Canada]].
  18. "Municipal Census Report 2020". County of Newell.
  19. (February 8, 2017). "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and designated places, 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Alberta)". [[Statistics Canada]].
  20. [https://hermis.alberta.ca/ARHP/Details.aspx?DeptID=1&ObjectID=4665-0602 Scandia Eastern Irrigation District Museum.]
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