Thorhild, Alberta

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Thorhild
Hamlet
Thorhild is located in Alberta
Thorhild
Thorhild
Location of Thorhild
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Country  Canada
Province  Alberta
Region Central Alberta
Census Division No. 13
Municipal district Thorhild County
Government
 • Governing body Thorhild County Council
Area (2011)[1]
 • Total 1.67 km2 (0.64 sq mi)
Elevation[2] 649 m (2,129 ft)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Total 488
 • Density 292.2/km2 (757/sq mi)
Time zone MST (UTC-7)
Highways 18
827
Waterways Kennedy Creek

Thorhild is a hamlet in Alberta, Canada within Thorhild County.[3] It is located at the intersection of Highway 18 and Highway 827, approximately 86 kilometres (53 mi) north of the City of Edmonton.

Thorhild was formerly a village until April 1, 2009 when it dissolved and became a hamlet within the County of Thorhild No. 7.[4] It originally incorporated as a village on December 31, 1949.[5] The Alberta and Great Waterways Railway paid $480 for the original townsite on July 16, 1914.[6]

Demographics

In the 2011 Census, Thorhild had a population of 488 living in 240 of its 268 total dwellings, a -3.4% change from its 2006 population of 505. With a land area of 1.67 km2 (0.64 sq mi), it had a population density of 292.2/km2 (756.8/sq mi) in 2011.[1]

In 2006, Thorhild had a population of 505 living in 254 dwellings, a 9.3% increase from 2001. The village had a land area of 1.67 km2 (0.64 sq mi) and a population density of 302.3/km2 (783/sq mi).[7]

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