Edwand

Hamlet in Alberta, Canada

54°08′33″N 112°16′34″W / 54.14250°N 112.27611°W / 54.14250; -112.27611CountryCanadaProvinceAlbertaRegionCentral AlbertaCensus division12Municipal districtSmoky Lake CountyGovernment

• TypeUnincorporated • Governing bodySmoky Lake County CouncilPopulation

(1986)^[1]

• Total2Time zoneUTC−07:00 (MST) • Summer (DST)UTC−06:00 (MDT)Area code(s)780, 587, 825

Edwand is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada within Smoky Lake County.^[2] It is located 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) north of Highway 28, approximately 104 kilometres (65 mi) northeast of Edmonton.

Edward Anderson, an early postmaster, coined the name after his own.^[3]

Demographics

Edwand recorded a population of 2 in the 1986 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "Census Canada 1986: Population — Unincorporated Places (Population and Dwelling Counts – Canada)" (PDF). Statistics Canada. July 1988. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
^ "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. June 3, 2024. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
^ Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 46.