Fort Kent, Alberta

Fort Kent is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada within the Municipal District of Bonnyville No. 87,^[2] located on Highway 28 approximately 32 kilometres (20 mi) southwest of Cold Lake.

Fort Kent
Hamlet
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Coordinates: 54°18′39″N 110°36′16″W
Country	Canada
Province	Alberta
Region	Northern Alberta
Census division	12
Municipal district	Municipal District of Bonnyville No. 87
Government
• Type	Unincorporated
• Governing body	Municipal District of Bonnyville No. 87 Council
Area  (2021)[1]
• Land	0.64 km2 (0.25 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	254
• Density	396.8/km2 (1,028/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−07:00 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−06:00 (MDT)
Area codes	780, 587, 825

Demographics

Population history
of Fort Kent

Year	Pop.	±%
1941	140	—
1951	120	−14.3%
1956	168	+40.0%
1961	148	−11.9%
1966	91	−38.5%
1971	113	+24.2%
1976	111	−1.8%
1981	107	−3.6%
1986	202	+88.8%
1991	163	−19.3%
1991A	165	+1.2%
1996	163	−1.2%
2001	163	+0.0%
2006	200	+22.7%
2011	220	+10.0%
2016	191	−13.2%
2016R	261	+36.6%
2021	254	−2.7%
Source: Statistics Canada [3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][1]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Fort Kent had a population of 254 living in 97 of its 105 total private dwellings, a change of -2.7% from its 2016 population of 261. With a land area of 0.64 km² (0.25 sq mi), it had a population density of 396.9/km² (1,027.9/sq mi) in 2021.^[1]

As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Fort Kent had a population of 191 living in 79 of its 91 total private dwellings, a change of -13.2% from its 2011 population of 220. With a land area of 0.34 km² (0.13 sq mi), it had a population density of 561.8/km² (1,455.0/sq mi) in 2016.^[16]

See also

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