Ferintosh, Alberta facts for kids

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Hamlet
Hamlet of Ferintosh
Ferintosh Location in Alberta
Country	Canada
Province	Alberta
Region	Central Alberta
Census division	10
Municipal district	Camrose County
Incorporated
• Village	January 9, 1911
Dissolved	January 1, 2020
Area  (2021)
• Land	0.64 km2 (0.25 sq mi)
Elevation	760 m (2,490 ft)
Population  (2021)
• Total	180
• Density	282.6/km2 (732/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−7 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−6 (MDT)
Highways	Highway 21 Highway 609

Ferintosh is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada within Camrose County. It is located approximately 38 kilometres (24 mi) south of Camrose, and 102 kilometres (63 mi) southeast of Edmonton. The hamlet is situated on Little Beaver Lake. The community takes its name from Ferintosh, in Scotland.

Geography

Nearby communities include:

• New Norway
• Edberg
• Bashaw
• Meeting Creek

Demographics

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In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Village of Ferintosh recorded a population of 202 living in 97 of its 103 total private dwellings, a change of 11.6% from its 2011 population of 181. With a land area of 0.66 km² (0.25 sq mi), it had a population density of 306.1/km² (793/sq mi) in 2016.