Enilda

Enilda
Location of Enilda
Enilda (Canada)
Coordinates: 55°25′01″N 116°18′41″W / 55.41694°N 116.31139°W / 55.41694; -116.31139
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
RegionNorthern Alberta
Census division17
Municipal districtBig Lakes County
Government
 • TypeUnincorporated
 • Governing bodyBig Lakes County Council
Area
 (2021)
 • Land0.72 km2 (0.28 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total
145
 • Density202.2/km2 (524/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−06:00 (Alberta Time)
Area codes780, 587, 825

Enilda is a hamlet in northern Alberta within Big Lakes County, located 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) west of Highway 49, approximately 97 kilometres (60 mi) northeast of Grande Prairie.

The community's name is an anadrome of Adline, after Adline Tompkins, an early postmaster's wife.

Demographics

Population history
of Enilda
YearPop.±%
194132—    
195177+140.6%
195696+24.7%
1961106+10.4%
1966160+50.9%
1971201+25.6%
1976164−18.4%
1981142−13.4%
1986128−9.9%
1991156+21.9%
1991A157+0.6%
1996179+14.0%
2001154−14.0%
2006160+3.9%
2011165+3.1%
2016155−6.1%
2021145−6.5%
Source: Statistics Canada

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Enilda had a population of 145 living in 65 of its 74 total private dwellings, a change of −6.5% from its 2016 population of 155. With a land area of 0.72 km2 (0.28 sq mi), it had a population density of 201.4/km2 (521.6/sq mi) in 2021.

As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Enilda had a population of 155 living in 64 of its 73 total private dwellings, a change of −6.1% from its 2011 population of 165. With a land area of 0.72 km2 (0.28 sq mi), it had a population density of 215.3/km2 (557.6/sq mi) in 2016.

See also