North Star, Alberta

North Star is a hamlet in northern Alberta, Canada within the County of Northern Lights.^[1] It is located on the Mackenzie Highway (Highway 35), approximately 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) south of Manning. It has an elevation of 490 metres (1,610 ft).

North Star
Hamlet
Location of North Star in Alberta
Coordinates: 56.8564°N 117.6153°W / 56.8564; -117.6153
Country	Canada
Province	Alberta
Census division	No. 17
Municipal district	County of Northern Lights
Government
• Type	Unincorporated
• Governing body	County of Northern Lights Council
Elevation	490 m (1,610 ft)
	49
Time zone	UTC−7 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−6 (MDT)

The hamlet is located in Census Division No. 17 and in the federal riding of Peace River.

Demographics

Population history
of North Star

Year	Pop.	±%
1941	90	—
1951	100	+11.1%
1956	109	+9.0%
1961	87	−20.2%
1966	90	+3.4%
1971	87	−3.3%
1976	33	−62.1%
1981	86	+160.6%
1986	52	−39.5%
1991	49	−5.8%
Source: Statistics Canada [2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]

North Star recorded a population of 49 in the 1991 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada.^[10]

See also

• List of communities in Alberta
• List of hamlets in Alberta