Faust, Alberta

Hamlet in Alberta, Canada

55°18′57″N 115°37′39″W / 55.31583°N 115.62750°W / 55.31583; -115.62750CountryCanadaProvinceAlbertaRegionNorthern AlbertaCensus division17Municipal districtBig Lakes CountyGovernment

• TypeUnincorporated • Governing bodyBig Lakes County CouncilArea

(2021)^[1]

• Land4.42 km² (1.71 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[1]

• Total282 • Density63.7/km² (165/sq mi)Time zoneUTC−07:00 (MST) • Summer (DST)UTC−06:00 (MDT)Area code(s)780, 587, 825

Faust (/fɔːst/ FAWST)^[2] is a hamlet in northern Alberta within Big Lakes County,^[3] located 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) north of Highway 2, approximately 241 kilometres (150 mi) northwest of Edmonton (309 km by road).

The community has the name of E. T. Faust, a railroad officer.^[4]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Faust had a population of 282 living in 133 of its 167 total private dwellings, a change of 8% from its 2016 population of 261. With a land area of 4.42 km² (1.71 sq mi), it had a population density of 63.8/km² (165.2/sq mi) in 2021.^[1]

As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Faust had a population of 261 living in 117 of its 152 total private dwellings, a change of -5.1% from its 2011 population of 275. With a land area of 4.59 km² (1.77 sq mi), it had a population density of 56.9/km² (147.3/sq mi) in 2016.^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
^ The Canadian Press (2017), The Canadian Press Stylebook (18th ed.), Toronto: The Canadian Press
^ "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. June 3, 2024. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
^ Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 50.
^ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and designated places, 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved February 13, 2017.