Colinton, Alberta


Colinton is a hamlet in northern Alberta, Canada within Athabasca County. It is located east of Highway 2 on Highway 663, approximately north of Edmonton.
The Hamlet of Colinton consists of two designated places defined by Statistics Canada – Colinton and McNabb's – as well additional lands south of McNabb's that is not currently located within either designated place. James Maurice Milne, owner of the land on which the railway station was built, named the hamlet after his birthplace, Colinton Scotland. Previously Colinton was known as Kinnoull. Colinton.

Demographics

As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, by combining the designated places of "Colinton" and "McNabb's", Colinton recorded a population of 249 living in 101 of its 118 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2011 population of 274. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2016.
In the 2011 Census, by combining the designated places of "Colinton" and "McNabb's", Colinton had a population of 274 living in 112 of its 114 total dwellings, a 10.8% change from its 2006 population of 252. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2011.