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 | |
|---|---|
Hamlet | |
  Ohaton Location of Ohaton in Alberta | |
| Coordinates: 52°58′10″N 112°39′33″W / 52.96944°N 112.65917°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Region | Central Alberta |
| Census division | 10 |
| Municipal district | Camrose County |
| Settled | September 1906 |
| Dissolved | January 1, 1946[1] |
| Government | |
| • Type | Unincorporated |
| • Governing body | Camrose County Council |
| • MP | Damien Kurek |
| • MLA | Verlyn Olson |
| Area (2021)[3] | |
| • Land | 0.13 km2 (0.05 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 770 m (2,530 ft) |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
• Total | 133 |
| • Density | 1,024.7/km2 (2,654/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
| Area code | 780 |
| Highways | Highway 13 |
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
editIn 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
editReferences
edit- ^ "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]
- ^ "Municipal Officials Search". Alberta Municipal Affairs. May 9, 2019. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
- ^ a b c "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
- ^ "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. June 3, 2024. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.