Smith is a
hamlet in
northern Alberta, Canada within the
Municipal District of Lesser Slave River No. 124.
It is located on
Highway 2A, approximately northwest of
Edmonton
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, at the confluence of the
Lesser Slave River and the
Athabasca River
The Athabasca River (French: ''Rivière Athabasca'') in Alberta, Canada, originates at the Columbia Icefield in Jasper National Park and flows more than before emptying into Lake Athabasca. Much of the land along its banks is protected in nationa ...
.
History
The settlement of Smith began in 1914 after the
Edmonton, Dunvegan and British Columbia Railway had reached the present location of the hamlet. The arrival of railway resulted in subdivision of the townsite.
As a result of the establishment of Smith, the previously established Village of
Port Cornwall located to the northwest, across the Athabasca River on the north shore of Lesser Slave River, began to deteriorate. Subsequently, Port Cornwall dissolved from village status on September 11, 1917.
Demographics
In the
2021 Census of Population conducted by
Statistics Canada
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, Smith had a population of 227 living in 90 of its 101 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 148. 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, Smith had a population of 148 living in 55 of its 76 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2011 population of 218. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2016.
See also
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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
External links
Community website
Hamlets in Alberta
Designated places in Alberta
Municipal District of Lesser Slave River No. 124
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