Bluesky, Alberta

Hamlet in Alberta, Canada

56°04′26″N 118°14′18″W / 56.0739°N 118.2383°W / 56.0739; -118.2383CountryCanadaProvinceAlbertaCensus divisionNo. 19Municipal district M.D. of Fairview No. 136Government

• TypeUnincorporated • Governing bodyFairview MD CouncilArea

(2021)^[1]

• Land0.37 km² (0.14 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[1]

• Total113 • Density306.1/km² (793/sq mi)Time zoneUTC−7 (MST) • Summer (DST)UTC−6 (MDT)

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

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Bluesky had a population of 113 living in 53 of its 62 total private dwellings, a change of -11% from its 2016 population of 127. With a land area of 0.37 km² (0.14 sq mi), it had a population density of 305.4/km² (791.0/sq mi) in 2021.^[1]

As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Bluesky had a population of 127 living in 60 of its 65 total private dwellings, a change of -22.6% from its 2011 population of 164. With a land area of 0.37 km² (0.14 sq mi), it had a population density of 343.2/km² (889.0/sq mi) in 2016.^[3]

Events

Bluesky Picnic Jam (formerly Bluefest)

Notable residents

Hubert Brooks, RCAF officer and Olympic gold medalist^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
^ "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. January 12, 2022. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
^ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and designated places, 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved February 13, 2017.
^ "The Life and Times of Hubert Brooks M.C. C.D.: A Canadian Hero". Ralf Brooks. Retrieved March 30, 2014.