Lodgepole, Alberta

Lodgepole is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada within Brazeau County.[1] It is located approximately 31 kilometres (19 mi) west of Highway 22 and 131 kilometres (81 mi) southwest of Edmonton. The Town of Lodgepole was established on July 1, 1956, primarily as a service centre for the development of the Pembina oil fields to the west. By 1961, the population was 1500, but that number declined to 207 by 1966. The Town was dissolved in 1970, becoming a hamlet.[2]

Lodgepole
Location of Lodgepole Alberta

Demographics

As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Lodgepole recorded a population of 116 living in 53 of its 59 total private dwellings, a change of -7.2% from its 2011 population of 125. With a land area of 1.75 km2 (0.68 sq mi), it had a population density of 66.3/km2 (171.7/sq mi) in 2016.[3]

As a designated place in the 2011 Census, Lodgepole had a population of 125 living in 51 of its 51 total dwellings, a -19.9% change from its 2006 population of 156. With a land area of 1.57 km2 (0.61 sq mi), it had a population density of 79.6/km2 (206.2/sq mi) in 2011.[4]

In 2005, Brazeau County conducted a municipal census among its hamlets that recorded a population of 179 in Lodgepole.[5]

Historical Events

On October 17, 1982, a sour gas well AMOCO DOME BRAZEAU RIVER 13-12-48-12, being drilled 20 km west of Lodgepole, blew out.[6] The burning well was finally capped 67 days later by the Texas well-control company, Boots & Coots.[7]

See also

References
  1. "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. 2010-04-01. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-02-29. Retrieved 2010-06-20.
  2. AECOM (2017). Brazeau County. Hamlet of Lodgepole Area Structure Plan. https://www.brazeau.ab.ca/database/files/library/PD_Lodgepole_ASP_20170418(1).pdf: AECOM. p. 5.CS1 maint: location (link)
  3. "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.
  4. "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.
  5. Courtney Whalen (2005-09-07). "Census reveals growth". Drayton Valley Western Review. Canoe Sun Media.
  6. Lodgepole Blowout Inquiry Panel (1984). REPORT TO THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL WITH RESPECT TO AN INQUIRY HELD INTO THE BLOWOUT OF THE WELL, AMOCO DOME BRAZEAU RIVER 13-12-48-12. https://archive.org/stream/lodgepoleblowout00lodg_1/lodgepoleblowout00lodg_1_djvu.txt: Energy Resources Conservation Board.CS1 maint: location (link)
  7. Zdeb, Chris (December 23, 2014). "Dec. 23, 1982: Lodgepole sour gas well blowout finally capped". Edmonton Journal. Retrieved April 26, 2020.

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