Thorhild is a hamlet in Alberta

Alberta

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, Canada

Canada

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 within the County of Thorhild No. 7

Thorhild County No. 7, Alberta

The County of Thorhild No. 7, Alberta is a municipal district located in the central part of northern Alberta, Canada in Census Division 13. It was incorporated as a county in 1955....

. It is located at the intersection of Highway 18 and Highway 827, approximately 86 kilometres (53.4 mi) north of the City of Edmonton.

Thorhild was formerly a village until April 1, 2009 when it dissolved and became a hamlet within the County of Thorhild No. 7. It originally incorporated as a village on December 31, 1949.

Demographics

In 2006, Thorhild had a population of 505 living in 254 dwellings

House

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, a 9.3% increase from 2001. The village had a land area of 1.67 km² (0.644790604849534 sq mi) and a population density

Population density

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 of 302.3 /km2.

The actor Leslie Nielsen

Leslie Nielsen

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is a former resident of Thorhild.