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 The Bellis Home Grain Co. Ltd. elevator, which was built in 1920, closed in 1972 and moved in 1980, is now located and preserved on display at theUkrainian Cultural Heritage Village, east ofEdmonton. | |
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| Coordinates:54°08′34″N112°09′01″W / 54.14278°N 112.15028°W /54.14278; -112.15028 | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Region | Central Alberta |
| Census division | 12 |
| Municipal district | Smoky Lake County |
| Government | |
| • Type | Unincorporated |
| • Governing body | Smoky Lake County Council |
| Area (2021)[1] | |
| • Land | 0.23 km2 (0.089 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 60 |
| • Density | 258.6/km2 (670/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−07:00 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−06:00 (MDT) |
| Area codes | 780,587, 825 |
Bellis is ahamlet incentral Alberta, Canada withinSmoky Lake County.[2] Previously an incorporated municipality, Bellis dissolved from village status on January 1, 1946 to become part of theMunicipal District of Vilna No. 575.[3]
Bellis is located 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) west ofHighway 36, approximately 111 kilometres (69 mi) northeast ofEdmonton. The hamlet's name derives from theUkrainian:Bel lis "white woods", referring to the local birch and poplars. The first settlers arrived in 1898.[4]
In the2021 Census of Population conducted byStatistics Canada, Bellis had a population of 60 living in 23 of its 33 total private dwellings, a change of20% from its 2016 population of 50. With a land area of 0.23 km2 (0.089 sq mi), it had a population density of260.9/km2 (675.6/sq mi) in 2021.[1]
As a designated place in the2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Bellis had a population of 50 living in 19 of its 36 total private dwellings, a change of-7.4% from its 2011 population of 54. With a land area of 0.23 km2 (0.089 sq mi), it had a population density of217.4/km2 (563.0/sq mi) in 2016.[7]
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