Minburn, Alberta

For the municipal district, see County of Minburn No. 27.

Minburn is a hamlet in central, Alberta, Canada within the County of Minburn No. 27.^[4] It is located on the Yellowhead Highway and the Canadian National Railway, approximately 37 km (23 mi) west of the Town of Vermilion and 143 km (89 mi) east of the City of Edmonton.

Minburn
Hamlet
Hamlet of Minburn
Minburn
Coordinates: 53°18′59″N 111°22′6″W
Country	Canada
Province	Alberta
Region	Central Alberta
Census Division	No. 10
Municipal district	County of Minburn No. 27
Village[1]	June 24, 1919
Dissolution (hamlet)[2]	July 1, 2015
Area  (2021)[3]
• Land	0.57 km2 (0.22 sq mi)
Elevation	635 m (2,083 ft)
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	78
• Density	136.1/km2 (352/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−7 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−6 (MDT)
Highways	16

History

Minburn was incorporated as a village on June 24, 1919.^[1] It dissolved from village status on July 1, 2015, to become a hamlet under the jurisdiction of the County of Minburn No. 27.^[2]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Minburn had a population of 78 living in 37 of its 42 total private dwellings, a change of -32.2% from its 2016 population of 115. With a land area of 0.57 km² (0.22 sq mi), it had a population density of 136.8/km² (354.4/sq mi) in 2021.^[3]

As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Minburn had a population of 115 living in 49 of its 49 total private dwellings, a 9.5% change from its 2011 population of 105. With a land area of 0.73 km² (0.28 sq mi), it had a population density of 157.5/km² (408.0/sq mi) in 2016.^[5]

See also

• List of communities in Alberta
• List of former urban municipalities in Alberta
• List of hamlets in Alberta