Enilda

Enilda is a hamlet in northern Alberta within Big Lakes County,^[2] located 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) west of Highway 49, approximately 97 kilometres (60 mi) northeast of Grande Prairie.

Enilda
Hamlet
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Coordinates: 55°25′01″N 116°18′41″W
Country	Canada
Province	Alberta
Region	Northern Alberta
Census division	17
Municipal district	Big Lakes County
Government
• Type	Unincorporated
• Governing body	Big Lakes County Council
Area  (2021)[1]
• Land	0.72 km2 (0.28 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	145
• Density	202.2/km2 (524/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−07:00 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−06:00 (MDT)
Area codes	780, 587, 825

The community's name is an anadrome of Adline, after Adline Tompkins, an early postmaster's wife.^[3]

Demographics

Population history
of Enilda

Year	Pop.	±%
1941	32	—
1951	77	+140.6%
1956	96	+24.7%
1961	106	+10.4%
1966	160	+50.9%
1971	201	+25.6%
1976	164	−18.4%
1981	142	−13.4%
1986	128	−9.9%
1991	156	+21.9%
1991A	157	+0.6%
1996	179	+14.0%
2001	154	−14.0%
2006	160	+3.9%
2011	165	+3.1%
2016	155	−6.1%
2021	145	−6.5%
Source: Statistics Canada [4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][1]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Enilda had a population of 145 living in 65 of its 74 total private dwellings, a change of -6.5% from its 2016 population of 155. With a land area of 0.72 km² (0.28 sq mi), it had a population density of 201.4/km² (521.6/sq mi) in 2021.^[1]

As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Enilda had a population of 155 living in 64 of its 73 total private dwellings, a change of -6.1% from its 2011 population of 165. With a land area of 0.72 km² (0.28 sq mi), it had a population density of 215.3/km² (557.6/sq mi) in 2016.^[17]

See also

• List of communities in Alberta
• List of designated places in Alberta
• List of hamlets in Alberta