Shaughnessy, Alberta

Shaughnessy is a hamlet in southern Alberta, Canada within the Lethbridge County.^[2] It is located on Highway 25, approximately 17 kilometres (11 mi) north of Lethbridge. It is named after Baron Shaughnessy, chairman of the mining company that ran the town.^[3]

Shaughnessy
Hamlet
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Coordinates: 49°51′10″N 112°50′32″W
Country	Canada
Province	Alberta
Region	Southern Alberta
Census division	2
Municipal district	Lethbridge County
Government
• Type	Unincorporated
• Governing body	Lethbridge County Council
Area  (2021)[1]
• Land	0.38 km2 (0.15 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	388
• Density	1,021.6/km2 (2,646/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−07:00 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−06:00 (MDT)
Area codes	403, 587, 825

Demographics

Population history
of Shaughnessy

Year	Pop.	±%
1941	290	—
1951	463	+59.7%
1956	353	−23.8%
1961	324	−8.2%
1966	287	−11.4%
1971	323	+12.5%
1976	299	−7.4%
1981	270	−9.7%
1986	296	+9.6%
1991	321	+8.4%
1991A	322	+0.3%
1996	360	+11.8%
2001	390	+8.3%
2006	401	+2.8%
2011	384	−4.2%
2016	415	+8.1%
2021	388	−6.5%
Source: Statistics Canada [4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][1]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Shaughnessy had a population of 388 living in 150 of its 162 total private dwellings, a change of -6.5% from its 2016 population of 415. With a land area of 0.38 km² (0.15 sq mi), it had a population density of 1,021.1/km² (2,644.5/sq mi) in 2021.^[1]

As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Shaughnessy had a population of 415 living in 160 of its 167 total private dwellings, a change of 8.1% from its 2011 population of 384. With a land area of 0.38 km² (0.15 sq mi), it had a population density of 1,092.1/km² (2,828.5/sq mi) in 2016.^[17]

See also

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