Orton, Alberta

Hamlet in Alberta, Canada

49°43′39″N 113°15′11″W / 49.72750°N 113.25306°W / 49.72750; -113.25306CountryCanadaProvinceAlbertaRegionSouthern AlbertaCensus division3Municipal district Municipal District of Willow Creek No. 26Government

• TypeUnincorporated • Governing bodyMunicipal District of Willow Creek No. 26 CouncilArea

(2021)^[1]

• Land1.56 km² (0.60 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[1]

• Total180 • Density115.4/km² (299/sq mi)Time zoneUTC−07:00 (MST) • Summer (DST)UTC−06:00 (MDT)Area code(s)403, 587, 825

Orton is a hamlet in southern Alberta, Canada within the Municipal District of Willow Creek No. 26.^[2] It is located 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) south of Highway 3, approximately 31 kilometres (19 mi) west of Lethbridge.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Orton had a population of 180 living in 48 of its 50 total private dwellings, a change of 27.7% from its 2016 population of 141. With a land area of 1.56 km² (0.60 sq mi), it had a population density of 115.4/km² (298.8/sq mi) in 2021.^[1]

As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Orton had a population of 141 living in 39 of its 43 total private dwellings, a change of 15.6% from its 2011 population of 122. With a land area of 1.56 km² (0.60 sq mi), it had a population density of 90.4/km² (234.1/sq mi) in 2016.^[3]

References

^ ^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.
^ "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.