Namaka, Alberta

Namaka is a hamlet in southern Alberta, Canada within Wheatland County.^[2] It is located approximately 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) south of Highway 1 and 55 kilometres (34 mi) east of Calgary. Its name means "near the water" in Blackfoot. The first school was built in 1909.^[3]

Namaka
Hamlet
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Coordinates: 50°57′31″N 113°17′33″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	0.31 km2 (0.12 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	72
• Density	229.5/km2 (594/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−07:00 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−06:00 (MDT)
Area codes	403, 587, 825

Demographics

Population history
of Namaka

Year	Pop.	±%
1981	19	—
1986	33	+73.7%
1991	45	+36.4%
1996	53	+17.8%
2001	57	+7.5%
2006	64	+12.3%
2011	71	+10.9%
2016	50	−29.6%
2016R	85	+70.0%
2021	72	−15.3%
Source: Statistics Canada [4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][1]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Namaka had a population of 72 living in 25 of its 26 total private dwellings, a change of -15.3% from its 2016 population of 85. With a land area of 0.31 km² (0.12 sq mi), it had a population density of 232.3/km² (601.5/sq mi) in 2021.^[1]

As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Namaka had a population of 50 living in 21 of its 21 total private dwellings, a change of -29.6% from its 2011 population of 71. With a land area of 0.13 km² (0.050 sq mi), it had a population density of 384.6/km² (996.1/sq mi) in 2016.^[11]

See also

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