Faust, Alberta

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).

Faust
Hamlet
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Coordinates: 55°18′57″N 115°37′39″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	4.42 km2 (1.71 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	282
• Density	63.7/km2 (165/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−07:00 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−06:00 (MDT)
Area codes	780, 587, 825

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

Demographics

Population history
of Faust

Year	Pop.	±%
1941	421	—
1951	753	+78.9%
1956	344	−54.3%
1961	763	+121.8%
1966	535	−29.9%
1971	353	−34.0%
1976	298	−15.6%
1981	399	+33.9%
1986	344	−13.8%
1991	352	+2.3%
1991A	357	+1.4%
1996	343	−3.9%
2001	365	+6.4%
2006	317	−13.2%
2011	275	−13.2%
2016	261	−5.1%
2021	282	+8.0%
Source: Statistics Canada [5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][1]

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.^[18]

See also

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