Waterton Park, commonly referred to as Waterton, is a
hamlet
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in southwestern
Alberta
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, Canada within
Improvement District No. 4 Waterton (Waterton Lakes National Park).
It is located at the southwestern terminus of
Highway 5
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, approximately west of the Town of
Cardston
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and south of the Town of
Pincher Creek. This hamlet is north of
Glacier National Park in
Montana
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. It has an elevation of .
The hamlet is located in
Census Division No. 3 and in the federal riding of
Lethbridge.
Demographics
In the
2021 Census of Population
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conducted by
Statistics Canada, Waterton Park had a population of 158 living in 67 of its 209 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 105. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.
As a designated place in the
2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Waterton Park had a population of 105 living in 39 of its 168 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2011 population of 88. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2016.
Climate
Waterton Park has a
humid continental climate
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(
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* Bernd Köppen (born 1951), German pianist and composer
* Carl Köppen (1833-1907), German military advisor in Meiji era Japan
* Edlef Köppen (1893–1939), German author and ...
''Dfb''), just above the
subarctic climate (''Dfc''). Summers are mild with cool nights, while winters are chilly with highs around freezing. Precipitation is relatively consistent year round, but peaks during the months of May and June.
See also
*
List of communities in Alberta
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*
List of designated places in Alberta
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*
List of hamlets in Alberta
References
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Hamlets in Alberta
Designated places in Alberta
Waterton Lakes National Park