Bluesky, Alberta

Bluesky
Hamlet

Location of Bluesky in Alberta

Coordinates: 56°04′26″N 118°14′18″W / 56.0739°N 118.2383°W / 56.0739; -118.2383
Country  Canada
Province  Alberta
Census division No. 19
Municipal district M.D. of Fairview No. 136
Government
 • Type Unincorporated
 • Governing body Fairview MD Council
Area[1]
 • Total 0.38 km2 (0.15 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Total 164
 • Density 430/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
 • Dwellings 66
Time zone MST (UTC-7)

Bluesky is a hamlet in Alberta, Canada within the Municipal District of Fairview No. 136.[2] It is located along Highway 2, east of Fairview in northern Alberta.

Heavy oil was discovered in a well east of the hamlet in 1952, in a geological formation named after the community, Bluesky Formation.

Demographics

As a designated place in the 2011 Census, Bluesky had a population of 164 living in 64 of its 66 total dwellings, a -36.4% change from its 2006 population of 258. With a land area of 0.38 km2 (0.15 sq mi), it had a population density of 432/km2 (1,118/sq mi) in 2011.[1]

As of 2006, Bluesky had a total population of 258 living in 84 dwellings. With a land area of 0.38 km2 (0.15 sq mi), it has a population density of 680.7/km2 (1,763/sq mi).[3]

Events

Notable residents

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and designated places, 2011 and 2006 censuses (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. 2012-02-08. Retrieved 2012-04-06.
  2. ↑ Alberta Municipal Affairs (2010-04-01). "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Retrieved 2010-06-23.
  3. ↑ Statistics Canada (2007). "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and designated places, 2006 and 2001 censuses". Retrieved 2010-01-29.
  4. ↑ "The Life and Times of Hubert Brooks M.C. C.D.: A Canadian Hero". Ralf Brooks. Retrieved March 2014.

Coordinates: 56°04′26″N 118°14′18″W / 56.07389°N 118.23833°W / 56.07389; -118.23833 (Bluesky)

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