Hilda is ahamlet insouthern Alberta, Canada withinCypress County,[2] located 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) east ofHighway 41, approximately 67 kilometres (42 mi) northeast ofMedicine Hat. In 1910, the post master named the post office "Hilda" after his infant daughter.[3]
In the2021 Census of Population conducted byStatistics Canada, Hilda had a population of 40 living in 19 of its 23 total private dwellings, a change of-11.1% from its 2016 population of 45. With a land area of 0.42 km2 (0.16 sq mi), it had a population density of95.2/km2 (246.7/sq mi) in 2021.[1]
As a designated place in the2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Hilda had a population of 45 living in 19 of its 22 total private dwellings, a change of21.6% from its 2011 population of 37. With a land area of 0.44 km2 (0.17 sq mi), it had a population density of102.3/km2 (264.9/sq mi) in 2016.[17]
^"Geographical Identification and Population for Unincorporated Places of 25 persons and over, 1971 and 1976".1976 Census of Canada(PDF). Supplementary Bulletins: Geographic and Demographic (Population of Unincorporated Places—Canada). Vol. Bulletin 8SG.1. Ottawa:Statistics Canada. 1978. RetrievedSeptember 26, 2024.
^1981 Census of Canada(PDF). Place name reference list. Vol. Western provinces and the Territories. Ottawa:Statistics Canada. 1983. RetrievedSeptember 26, 2024.
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