Metiskow

Metiskow
Hamlet
Metiskow is located in Alberta
Metiskow
Metiskow
Location of Metiskow
Metiskow is located in Canada
Metiskow
Metiskow
Metiskow (Canada)
Coordinates: 52°24′31″N 110°38′00″W / 52.40861°N 110.63333°W / 52.40861; -110.63333
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
RegionCentral Alberta
Census division7
Municipal districtMunicipal District of Provost No. 52
Government
 • TypeUnincorporated
 • Governing bodyMunicipal District of Provost No. 52 Council
Population
 (1991)
 • Total
65
Time zoneUTC−06:00 (Alberta Time)
Area codes403, 587, 825

Metiskow (/məˈtɪskoʊ/) is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada, within the Municipal District of Provost No. 52. It is located 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) southwest of Highway 13, approximately 105 kilometres (65 mi) southwest of Lloydminster. The name is derived from metosi-skaw (Cree for 'many trees').

Demographics

Population history
of Metiskow
YearPop.±%
194192—    
195195+3.3%
195698+3.2%
196199+1.0%
196672−27.3%
197166−8.3%
197699+50.0%
198185−14.1%
198693+9.4%
199165−30.1%
Source: Statistics Canada

Metiskow recorded a population of 65 in the 1991 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 91 Census (PDF). Population and Dwelling Counts. Vol. Unincorporated Places. Ottawa: Statistics Canada. 1993.
  2. ↑ "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. June 3, 2024. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
  3. ↑ Holmgren, Eric J. (1976). Over 2000 Place Names of Alberta (3rd ed.). Saskatoon: Western Producer Prairie Books. p. 184. ISBN 0-919306-67-5.
  4. ↑ Ninth Census of Canada, 1951 (PDF). Vol. SP-7 (Population: Unincorporated villages and hamlets). Dominion Bureau of Statistics. March 31, 1954.
  5. ↑ Census of Canada, 1956 (PDF). Vol. Population of unincorporated villages and settlements. Dominion Bureau of Statistics. October 25, 1957.
  6. ↑ 1961 Census of Canada: Population (PDF). Series SP: Unincorporated Villages. Vol. Bulletin SP—4. Ottawa: Dominion Bureau of Statistics. April 18, 1963.
  7. ↑ Census of Canada 1966: Population (PDF). Special Bulletin: Unincorporated Places. Vol. Bulletin S–3. Ottawa: Dominion Bureau of Statistics. 1968.
  8. ↑ 1971 Census of Canada: Population (PDF). Special Bulletin: Unincorporated Settlements. Vol. Bulletin SP—1. Ottawa: Statistics Canada. 1973.
  9. ↑ "Geographical Identification and Population for Unincorporated Places of 25 persons and over, 1971 and 1976". 1976 Census of Canada (PDF). Supplementary Bulletins: Geographic and Demographic (Population of Unincorporated Places—Canada). Vol. Bulletin 8SG.1. Ottawa: Statistics Canada. 1978.
  10. ↑ 1981 Census of Canada (PDF). Place name reference list. Vol. Western provinces and the Territories. Ottawa: Statistics Canada. 1983.
  11. ↑ 1986 Census of Canada (PDF). Population. Vol. Unincorporated Places. Ottawa: Statistics Canada. 1988.