Niton Junction

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|subdivision_name2 = No. 14

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|subdivision_name3 = Yellowhead County

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| area_land_km2 = 1.04

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| population_total = 88

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Niton Junction is a hamlet in west-central Alberta, Canada within Yellowhead County.{{AltaML}} It is located on the Yellowhead Highway (Highway 16) approximately {{convert|45|km|mi}} east of Edson and {{convert|150|km|mi}} west of Edmonton. It is east of the Yellowhead Highway's junction with Highway 32 and west of Chip Lake. Niton Junction has an elevation of {{convert|845|m|ft}}.

Statistics Canada recognizes Niton Junction as a designated place.{{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=2012-02-08 | access-date=2012-04-07}}

The hamlet is located in Census Division No. 14 and in the federal riding of Yellowhead.

Demographics

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| source = Statistics Canada
{{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}}

|1961|23

|1966|77

|1971|68

|1976|55

|1981|72

|1986|99

|1991|79

|1991{{abbr|A|adjusted}}|80

|1996|85

|2001|85

|2006|119

|2011|26

|2016|38

|2016{{abbr|R|revised}}|70

|2021|88

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In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Niton Junction had a population of 88 living in 43 of its 49 total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:88-70}}|70|1}} from its 2016 population of 70. With a land area of {{cvt|1.04|km2}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|88|1.04|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, Niton Junction had a population of 38 living in 15 of its 15 total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:38-26}}|26|1}} from its 2011 population of 26. With a land area of {{convert|0.91|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|38|0.91|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}}