Coordinates: 53°37′19″N 115°46′11″W / 53.6219°N 115.7697°W / 53.6219; -115.7697

Niton Junction

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Niton Junction
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CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
Census divisionNo. 14
Municipal districtYellowhead County
Government
 • TypeUnincorporated
 • MayorJim Eglinski
 • Governing body
  • Shawn Brian Berry
  • Sandra Cherniawsky
  • Anthony Giezen
  • Dawn Mitchell
  • Fred Priestley-Wright
  • David Russell
  • William Velichko
  • Jack Williams
Area
 (2021)[1]
 • Land1.04 km2 (0.40 sq mi)
Elevation
845 m (2,772 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total
88
 • Density84.7/km2 (219/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−6 (MDT)

Niton Junction is a hamlet in west-central Alberta, Canada within Yellowhead County.[2] It is located on the Yellowhead Highway (Highway 16) approximately 45 kilometres (28 mi) east of Edson and 150 kilometres (93 mi) west of Edmonton. It is east of the Yellowhead Highway's junction with Highway 32 and west of Chip Lake. Niton Junction has an elevation of 845 metres (2,772 ft).

Statistics Canada recognizes Niton Junction as a designated place.[3]

The hamlet is located in Census Division No. 14 and in the federal riding of Yellowhead.

Demographics

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Population history
of Niton Junction
YearPop.±%
196123—    
196677+234.8%
197168−11.7%
197655−19.1%
198172+30.9%
198699+37.5%
199179−20.2%
1991A80+1.3%
199685+6.2%
200185+0.0%
2006119+40.0%
201126−78.2%
201638+46.2%
2016R70+84.2%
202188+25.7%
Source: Statistics Canada
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In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Niton Junction had a population of 88 living in 43 of its 49 total private dwellings, a change of 25.7% from its 2016 population of 70. With a land area of 1.04 km2 (0.40 sq mi), it had a population density of 84.6/km2 (219.2/sq mi) in 2021.[1]

As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Niton Junction had a population of 38 living in 15 of its 15 total private dwellings, a change of 46.2% from its 2011 population of 26. With a land area of 0.91 km2 (0.35 sq mi), it had a population density of 41.8/km2 (108.2/sq mi) in 2016.[15]

See also

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References

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