Fawcett | |
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| Coordinates:54°32′26″N114°05′41″W / 54.54056°N 114.09472°W /54.54056; -114.09472 | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Region | Central Alberta |
| Census division | 13 |
| Municipal district | Westlock County |
| Government | |
| • Type | Unincorporated |
| • Governing body | Westlock County Council |
| Area (2021)[1] | |
| • Land | 0.46 km2 (0.18 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 60 |
| • Density | 130/km2 (340/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−07:00 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−06:00 (MDT) |
| Area codes | 780,587, 825 |
Fawcett is ahamlet incentral Alberta, Canada withinWestlock County.[2] It is located onHighway 44, approximately 118 kilometres (73 mi) northwest ofEdmonton, and four kilometres east ofHubert Lake Wildland Provincial Park.[3]
The community has the name of a railroad officer.[4]
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1941 | 21 | — |
| 1951 | 146 | +595.2% |
| 1956 | 179 | +22.6% |
| 1961 | 179 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 202 | +12.8% |
| 1971 | 141 | −30.2% |
| 1976 | 129 | −8.5% |
| 1981 | 88 | −31.8% |
| 1986 | 123 | +39.8% |
| 1991 | 122 | −0.8% |
| 1996 | 118 | −3.3% |
| 2001 | 102 | −13.6% |
| 2006 | 79 | −22.5% |
| 2011 | 73 | −7.6% |
| 2016 | 69 | −5.5% |
| 2016R | 82 | +18.8% |
| 2021 | 60 | −26.8% |
| Source:Statistics Canada [5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][1] | ||
In the2021 Census of Population conducted byStatistics Canada, Fawcett had a population of 60 living in 31 of its 36 total private dwellings, a change of-26.8% from its 2016 population of 82. With a land area of 0.46 km2 (0.18 sq mi), it had a population density of130.4/km2 (337.8/sq mi) in 2021.[1]
As a designated place in the2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Fawcett had a population of 69 living in 31 of its 37 total private dwellings, a change of-5.5% from its 2011 population of 73. With a land area of 0.45 km2 (0.17 sq mi), it had a population density of153.3/km2 (397.1/sq mi) in 2016.[18]
Fawcett is the hometown of professional hockey player and actor Ross Smith. Ross portrayed the character Barclay Donaldson in the 1977 movieSlap Shot. Casey Fawcett, the previous World Record holder for most glasses held in a single hand,[19] is also a resident of Fawcett.
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