Chisholm Chisholm Mills | |
|---|---|
Hamlet | |
  Chisholm Location of Chisholm in Alberta | |
| Coordinates:54°54′34″N114°10′08″W / 54.90944°N 114.16889°W /54.90944; -114.16889 | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Region | Northern Alberta |
| Census division | 17 |
| Municipal district | M.D. of Lesser Slave River No. 124 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal District Council |
| • Reeve | Murray Kerik |
| • Governing body | M.D. of Lesser Slave River Council |
| • MP | Arnold Viersen (Peace River—Westlock-Cons) |
| • MLA | Danielle Larivee (Lesser Slave Lake-NDP) |
| Area (2021)[2] | |
| • Land | 2.84 km2 (1.10 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 622 m (2,041 ft) |
| Population (2021)[2] | |
• Total | 15 |
| • Density | 5.3/km2 (14/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
| Postal code | |
| Area codes | 780,587, 825 |
| Highways | Highway 44 8.8 kilometres (5.5 mi) east. |
| Waterways | Athabasca River |
| Website | MD of Lesser Slave River |
Chisholm, also known asChisholm Mills, is ahamlet inAlberta, Canada within theMunicipal District of Lesser Slave River No. 124.[3] It is located 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) east of theAthabasca River, approximately 56 kilometres (35 mi) southeast of the Town ofSlave Lake. The hamlet is served by both road (approximately 8.5 kilometres (5.3 mi) west ofHighway 44) and rail (Canadian National Railway).
The community has the name of Thomas Chrisholm, an early settler.[4]
DuringWorld War II, there was a camp for German prisoners, Camp Chisholm.[5]
In the summer of 2001, a major forest fire destroyed ten houses within the hamlet on May 27–28[6] and 120,000 hectares of timber in the surrounding area.[7] An investigation conducted by the Province of Alberta alleged that the fire was caused by a CNR train.[8]
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1941 | 323 | — |
| 1951 | 265 | −18.0% |
| 1956 | 225 | −15.1% |
| 1961 | 197 | −12.4% |
| 1966 | 86 | −56.3% |
| 1971 | 88 | +2.3% |
| 1976 | 60 | −31.8% |
| 1981 | 66 | +10.0% |
| 1986 | 53 | −19.7% |
| 1991 | 28 | −47.2% |
| 1991A | 29 | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 25 | −13.8% |
| 2001 | 20 | −20.0% |
| 2006 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 15 | −25.0% |
| 2016 | 25 | +66.7% |
| 2021 | 15 | −40.0% |
| Source:Statistics Canada [9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][2] | ||
In the2021 Census of Population conducted byStatistics Canada, Chisholm had a population of 15 living in 9 of its 15 total private dwellings, a change of-40% from its 2016 population of 25. With a land area of 2.84 km2 (1.10 sq mi), it had a population density of5.3/km2 (13.7/sq mi) in 2021.[2]
As a designated place in the2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Chisholm had a population of 25 living in 10 of its 18 total private dwellings, a change of66.7% from its 2011 population of 15. With a land area of 2.92 km2 (1.13 sq mi), it had a population density of8.6/km2 (22.2/sq mi) in 2016.[22]
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