Benalto
{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2023}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}}
{{Infobox settlement
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|settlement_type = Hamlet
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|subdivision_type = Country
|subdivision_name = Canada
|subdivision_type1 = Province
|subdivision_name1 = Alberta
|subdivision_type2 = Region
|subdivision_name2 = Central Alberta
|subdivision_type3 = Census division
|subdivision_name3 = No. 8
|subdivision_type4 = Municipal district
|subdivision_name4 = Red Deer County
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| area_land_km2 = 0.48
| population_as_of = 2021
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| population_total = 198
| population_density_km2 = 411.2
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|timezone1 = MST
|utc_offset1 = -7
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|postal_code = T0M 0H0
|area_codes = 403
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Benalto is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada within Red Deer County.{{AltaML}} It is located approximately {{convert|13|km|mi}} west of the Town of Sylvan Lake. Benalto is also recognized by Statistics Canada as a designated place.{{Cite web | url= http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/data/popdwell/Table.cfm?T=1302&SR=1&S=1&O=A&RPP=9999&PR=48&CMA=0 | title= Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and designated places, 2006 and 2001 censuses |author=Statistics Canada| author-link=Statistics Canada | year=2007 | access-date= 2010-01-29}}
Kountry Meadows, a manufactured home community and designated place recognized by Statistics Canada, is immediately adjacent to the Hamlet of Benalto. Although it forms part of the community, the hamlet's boundaries do not include the manufactured home park at this time.
Demographics
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{{1951CDNcuipr}}{{1956CDNcuipr}}{{1961CDNcuipr}}{{1966CDNcuipr}}{{1971CDNcuipr}}{{1976CDNcuipr}}{{1981CDNcuipr}}{{1986CDNcuipr}}{{1991CDNcuipr}}{{1996CDNcdplr}}{{cite web | url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/english/census01/products/standard/popdwell/Table-CSD-D.cfm?PR=48 | title=Population and Dwelling Counts, for Canada, Provinces and Territories, and Census Divisions, 2001 and 1996 Censuses - 100% Data (Alberta) | publisher=Statistics Canada | date=August 15, 2012 | accessdate=September 19, 2024}}{{cite web | url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/hlt/97-550/Index.cfm?TPL=P1C&Page=RETR&LANG=Eng&T=1302&SR=1&S=1&O=A&RPP=9999&PR=48&CMA=0 | title=Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and designated places, 2006 and 2001 censuses - 100% data (Alberta) | publisher=Statistics Canada | date=July 20, 2021 | accessdate=September 19, 2024}}{{cite web | url=http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/hlt-fst/pd-pl/Table-Tableau.cfm?LANG=Eng&T=1302&PR=48&S=51&O=A&RPP=25 | title=Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and designated places, 2011 and 2006 censuses (Alberta) | publisher=Statistics Canada | date=February 8, 2012 | access-date=September 19, 2024}}
|1941|96
|1951|146
|1956|127
|1961|147
|1966|107
|1971|94
|1976|72
|1981|105
|1986|107
|1991|88
|1996|100
|2001|102
|2006|133
|2011|175
|2016|177
|2021|198
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In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Benalto had a population of 198 living in 65 of its 66 total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:198-177}}|177|1}} from its 2016 population of 177. With a land area of {{cvt|0.48|km2}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|198|0.48|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2021.{{cite web | url=https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/cv.action?pid=9810001201 | title=Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places | publisher=Statistics Canada | date=February 9, 2022 | accessdate=February 10, 2022}}
As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Benalto had a population of 177 living in 63 of its 66 total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:177-175}}|175|1}} from its 2011 population of 175. With a land area of {{convert|0.48|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|177|0.48|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2016.{{cite web | url=http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/hlt-fst/pd-pl/Table.cfm?Lang=Eng&T=1301&SR=1&S=45&O=A&RPP=9999&PR=48&CMA=0#tPopDwell | title=Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and designated places, 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Alberta) | publisher=Statistics Canada | date=February 8, 2017 | access-date=February 13, 2017}}
See also
References
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Category:Designated places in Alberta
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