Willingdon, Alberta


Willingdon is a hamlet within the County of Two Hills No. 21 in central Alberta, Canada. It is located approximately northeast of Edmonton, Alberta's capital city.

History

Willingdon originally incorporated as a village on August 31, 1928. It dissolved from village status 89 years later on September 1, 2017, becoming a hamlet under the jurisdiction of the County of Two Hills No. 21.
In 1985, one of the last two traditional wooden grain elevators in Alberta was built in Willingdon by the Alberta Wheat Pool.

Demographics

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Village of Willingdon recorded a population of 319 living in 130 of its 160 total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of 275. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2016.
In the 2011 Census, the Village of Willingdon had a population of 275 living in 131 of its 166 total dwellings, a -6.8% change from its 2006 population of 295. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2011.