Chisholm, Alberta

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Chisholm, also known as Chisholm Mills, is a hamlet in Alberta, Canada within the Municipal District of Lesser Slave River No. 124.[1] It is located Template:Convert east of the Athabasca River, approximately Template:Convert southeast of the Town of Slave Lake. The hamlet is served by both road (approximately Template:Convert west of Highway 44) and rail (Canadian National Railway).

History

The community has the name of Thomas Chrisholm, an early settler.[2]

During World War II, there was a camp for German prisoners, Camp Chisholm.[3]

2001 Chisholm wildfire

In the summer of 2001, a major forest fire destroyed ten houses within the hamlet on May 27–28[4] and 120,000 hectares of timber in the surrounding area.[5] An investigation conducted by the Province of Alberta alleged that the fire was caused by a CNR train.[6]

Demographics

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In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Chisholm had a population of 15 living in 9 of its 15 total private dwellings, a change of Script error: No such module "Percentage". from its 2016 population of 25. With a land area of Template:Cvt, it had a population density of Template:Pop density in 2021.[7]

As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Chisholm had a population of 25 living in 10 of its 18 total private dwellings, a change of Script error: No such module "Percentage". from its 2011 population of 15. With a land area of Template:Convert, it had a population density of Template:Pop density in 2016.[8]

See also

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