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Ohaton

Coordinates: 52°58′10″N 112°39′33″W / 52.96944°N 112.65917°W / 52.96944; -112.65917
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Ohaton
Hamlet
Ohaton is located in Alberta
Ohaton
Ohaton
Location of Ohaton in Alberta
Coordinates: 52°58′10″N 112°39′33″W / 52.96944°N 112.65917°W / 52.96944; -112.65917
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
RegionCentral Alberta
Census division10
Municipal districtCamrose County
SettledSeptember 1906
DissolvedJanuary 1, 1946[1]
Government
 • TypeUnincorporated
 • Governing bodyCamrose County Council
 • MPDamien Kurek
 • MLAVerlyn Olson
Area
 (2021)[3]
 • Land0.13 km2 (0.05 sq mi)
Elevation
770 m (2,530 ft)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total133
 • Density1,024.7/km2 (2,654/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−6 (MDT)
Area code780
HighwaysHighway 13

Ohaton is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada within Camrose County.[4] Previously an incorporated municipality, Ohaton dissolved from village status on January 1, 1946.[5]

Ohaton is located approximately 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) east of the City of Camrose. The Ohaton post office was opened in 1906 with the name "Ohaton" being a portmanteau of the partners Osler, Hammond and Nanton of a notable Winnipeg financial firm.[6] Nanton, another community in Alberta, is also named for Augustus Meredith Nanton of the same firm.[7]

Ohaton and area's topography is rounded hills with a small river valley running through its southern portion. The surrounding area is mostly farmed with grain and canola or ranched with predominantly cattle.

Demographics

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In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Ohaton had a population of 133 living in 61 of its 64 total private dwellings, a change of 3.9% from its 2016 population of 128. With a land area of 0.13 km2 (0.050 sq mi), it had a population density of 1,023.1/km2 (2,649.8/sq mi) in 2021.[3]

As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Ohaton had a population of 110 living in 50 of its 55 total private dwellings, a change of -8.3% from its 2011 population of 120. With a land area of 0.24 km2 (0.093 sq mi), it had a population density of 458.3/km2 (1,187.1/sq mi) in 2016.[8]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "The Alberta Gazette, 1946: Dissolution of the Village of Ohaton and the Lands Added to the Municipal District of Camrose No. 63". Government of Alberta. January 15, 1946. p. 39. Retrieved September 27, 2015.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "Municipal Officials Search". Alberta Municipal Affairs. May 9, 2019. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
  3. ^ a b c "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
  4. ^ "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. June 3, 2024. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
  5. ^ "Table 6a: Population by census divisions and subdivisions showing reorganization of rural areas, 1931-1946". Census of the Prairie Provinces, 1946. Vol. I: Population. Ottawa: Dominion Bureau of Statistics. 1949. p. 422.
  6. ^ Karamitsanis, Aphrodite (1996). Place Names of Alberta: Central Alberta - Aphrodite Karamitsanis - Google Books. University of Calgary Press. ISBN 9781895176445. Retrieved June 17, 2013 – via Google Books.
  7. ^ Karamitsanis, Aphrodite (January 1, 1992). Place Names of Alberta: Southern Alberta - Aphrodite Karamitsanis - Google Books. University of Calgary Press. ISBN 9780919813953. Retrieved June 17, 2013 – via Google Books.
  8. ^ "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.