Gunn, Alberta
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Gunn is a hamlet in Alberta, Canada within Lac Ste. Anne County.{{AltaML}} It is located west of the junction of Highway 43 and Highway 33 on the northeast shore of Lac Ste. Anne. It is approximately {{convert|58|km|mi}} northwest of Edmonton and has an elevation of {{convert|740|m|ft}}.
The hamlet is located in Census Division No. 13 and in the federal riding of Yellowhead.
The community has the name of Peter Gunn, Hudson's Bay Company factor at Lac Ste. Anne and first MLA for that constituency.{{Cite book|last=Lac Ste. Anne Historical Society. Archives Committee|title=West of the Fifth: a history of Lac Ste. Anne Municipality|publisher=The Institute of Applied Art Ltd.|year=1959|location=Edmonton, Ca|pages=230}}{{cite book|title=Place-names of Alberta|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015070267029;view=1up;seq=64|year=1928|publisher=Geographic Board of Canada.|location=Ottawa|page=60}}
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Gunn had a population of 26 living in 10 of its 18 total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:26-15}}|15|1}} from its 2016 population of 15. With a land area of {{cvt|0.44|km2}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|26|0.44|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, Gunn had a population of 10 living in 4 of its 10 total private dwellings, an increase from its 2011 population of 0. With a land area of {{convert|0.01|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|10|0.01|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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