Islay, Alberta

Islay is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada, within the County of Vermilion River.[1] Previously an incorporated municipality, Islay dissolved from village status on March 15, 1944, to become part of the Municipal District of Vermilion Valley No. 482.[2] The community was named after Islay, in Scotland, the ancestral home of pioneer settlers.[3]

For other places with the same name, see Islay.
Islay
Location of Islay Alberta

Islay is located 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) north of Highway 16, approximately 36 kilometres (22 mi) west of Lloydminster. Its first school opened in 1907.[4]

Demographics

As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Islay recorded a population of 195 living in 80 of its 95 total private dwellings, a change of -6.3% from its 2011 population of 208. With a land area of 0.65 km2 (0.25 sq mi), it had a population density of 300.0/km2 (777.0/sq mi) in 2016.[5]

As a designated place in the 2011 Census, Islay had a population of 208 living in 75 of its 87 total dwellings, a 10.1% change from its 2006 population of 189. With a land area of 0.58 km2 (0.22 sq mi), it had a population density of 359/km2 (929/sq mi) in 2011.[6]

See also

References
  1. "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. April 1, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 29, 2012. Retrieved June 6, 2010.
  2. "Table 6a: Population by census divisions and subdivisions showing reorganization of rural areas, 1931-1946". Census of the Prairie Provinces, 1946. Volume I: Population. Ottawa: Dominion Bureau of Statistics. 1949. p. 423.
  3. Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 68.
  4. Ronaghan, Allen (1973). Earnest-Minded Men : an account of local government in the County of Vermilion River. Kitscoty, Alberta: County of Vermilion River. p. 173.
  5. "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and designated places, 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved February 13, 2017.
  6. "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and designated places, 2011 and 2006 censuses (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. 2012-02-08. Retrieved 2012-04-07.


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