Faust (/fɔːst/ FAWST)[2] is a hamlet in northern Alberta within Big Lakes County,[3] located 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) north of Highway 2, approximately 241 kilometres (150 mi) northwest of Edmonton (309 km by road).
Faust | |
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  Faust Location of Faust  Faust Faust (Canada) | |
| Coordinates: 55°18′57″N 115°37′39″W / 55.31583°N 115.62750°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Region | Northern Alberta |
| Census division | 17 |
| Municipal district | Big Lakes County |
| Government | |
| • Type | Unincorporated |
| • Governing body | Big Lakes County Council |
| Area (2021)[1] | |
| • Land | 4.42 km2 (1.71 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Total | 282 |
| • Density | 63.7/km2 (165/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−07:00 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−06:00 (MDT) |
| Area code(s) | 780, 587, 825 |
The community has the name of E. T. Faust, a railroad officer.[4]
Demographics edit
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Faust had a population of 282 living in 133 of its 167 total private dwellings, a change of 8% from its 2016 population of 261. With a land area of 4.42 km2 (1.71 sq mi), it had a population density of 63.8/km2 (165.2/sq mi) in 2021.[1]
As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Faust had a population of 261 living in 117 of its 152 total private dwellings, a change of -5.1% from its 2011 population of 275. With a land area of 4.59 km2 (1.77 sq mi), it had a population density of 56.9/km2 (147.3/sq mi) in 2016.[5]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b c "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
- ^ The Canadian Press (2017), The Canadian Press Stylebook (18th ed.), Toronto: The Canadian Press
- ^ "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. January 12, 2022. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
- ^ Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 50.
- ^ "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.
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