Lyalta

Lyalta is a hamlet in southern Alberta, Canada within Wheatland County.^[2] It is located 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) north of Highway 1, approximately 32 kilometres (20 mi) east of Calgary.

Lyalta
Hamlet
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Coordinates: 51°06′49″N 113°36′11″W
Country	Canada
Province	Alberta
Region	Southern Alberta
Census division	5
Municipal district	Wheatland County, Alberta
Government
• Type	Unincorporated
• Governing body	Wheatland County, Alberta Council
Area  (2021)[1]
• Land	1.74 km2 (0.67 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	480
• Density	276.3/km2 (716/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−07:00 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−06:00 (MDT)
Area codes	403, 587, 825

Demographics

Population history
of Lyalta

Year	Pop.	±%
1981	19	—
1986	17	−10.5%
1991	20	+17.6%
1996	17	−15.0%
2001	21	+23.5%
2006	22	+4.8%
2011	26	+18.2%
2016	28	+7.7%
2016R	344	+1128.6%
2021	480	+39.5%
Source: Statistics Canada [3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][1]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Lyalta had a population of 480 living in 174 of its 178 total private dwellings, a change of 39.5% from its 2016 population of 344. With a land area of 1.74 km² (0.67 sq mi), it had a population density of 275.9/km² (714.5/sq mi) in 2021.^[1]

As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Lyalta had a population of 28 living in 8 of its 9 total private dwellings, a change of 7.7% from its 2011 population of 26. With a land area of 0.15 km² (0.058 sq mi), it had a population density of 186.7/km² (483.5/sq mi) in 2016.^[10]

See also

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