Looma, Alberta

Hamlet in Alberta, Canada

53°21′28″N 113°15′03″W / 53.35778°N 113.25083°W / 53.35778; -113.25083CountryCanadaProvinceAlbertaRegionEdmonton Metropolitan RegionCensus division11Municipal districtLeduc CountyGovernment

• TypeUnincorporated • Governing bodyLeduc County CouncilArea

(2021)^[1]

• Land0.46 km² (0.18 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[1]

• Total33 • Density71.4/km² (185/sq mi)Time zoneUTC−07:00 (MST) • Summer (DST)UTC−06:00 (MDT)Area code(s)780, 587, 825

Looma is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada within Leduc County.^[2] It is located 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) west of Highway 21, approximately 24 kilometres (15 mi) southeast of Edmonton.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Looma had a population of 33 living in 14 of its 16 total private dwellings, a change of 10% from its 2016 population of 30. With a land area of 0.46 km² (0.18 sq mi), it had a population density of 71.7/km² (185.8/sq mi) in 2021.^[1]

As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Looma had a population of 30 living in 12 of its 14 total private dwellings, a change of -38.8% from its 2011 population of 49. With a land area of 0.46 km² (0.18 sq mi), it had a population density of 65.2/km² (168.9/sq mi) in 2016.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
^ Alberta Municipal Affairs (April 1, 2010). "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on February 29, 2012. Retrieved June 29, 2010.
^ "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.