Amisk | |
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| Village of Amisk | |
  Amisk | |
| Coordinates:52°34′0″N111°3′39″W / 52.56667°N 111.06083°W /52.56667; -111.06083 | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Region | Central Alberta |
| Census division | 7 |
| Municipal district | Municipal District of Provost No. 52 |
| Incorporated[1] | |
| • Village | January 1, 1956 |
| Named after | Beaver |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Bill Rock |
| • Governing body | Amisk Village Council |
| Area (2021)[3] | |
| • Land | 0.76 km2 (0.29 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 910 m (2,990 ft) |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
• Total | 219 |
| • Density | 288/km2 (750/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
| Highways | Highway 13 Highway 306 Highway 884 |
| Website | www |
Amisk (/ˈæmɪsk/) is a village in east centralAlberta, Canada.
The name comes fromamisk (ᐊᒥᐢᐠ), theCree word for "beaver".[4]
The site was surveyed by theCanadian Pacific Railway in 1906. That same year settlers from theUnited States,Scandinavia andGreat Britain arrived. The first general store was built in 1907, and the school went up in 1916. Amisk boasts the oldest registeredpublic library in rural Alberta.
In the2021 Census of Population conducted byStatistics Canada, the Village of Amisk had a population of 219 living in 86 of its 105 total private dwellings, a change of7.4% from its 2016 population of 204. With a land area of 0.76 km2 (0.29 sq mi), it had a population density of288.2/km2 (746.3/sq mi) in 2021.[3]
In the2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Village of Amisk recorded a population of 204 living in 84 of its 103 total private dwellings, a-1.4% change from its 2011 population of 207. With a land area of 0.76 km2 (0.29 sq mi), it had a population density of268.4/km2 (695.2/sq mi) in 2016.[5]
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