Namaka, Alberta


Namaka is a hamlet in southern Alberta, Canada within Wheatland County. It is located approximately south of Highway 1 and east of Calgary. Its name means "near the water" in Blackfoot. The first school was built in 1909.

Demographics

As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Namaka recorded a population of 50 living in 21 of its 21 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2011 population of 71. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2016.
As a designated place in the 2011 Census, Namaka had a population of 71 living in 23 of its 24 total dwellings, a 10.9% change from its 2006 population of 64. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2011.