Ensign, Alberta

Hamlet in Alberta, Canada

50°28′30″N 113°25′54″W / 50.47500°N 113.43167°W / 50.47500; -113.43167CountryCanadaProvinceAlbertaRegionSouthern AlbertaCensus division5Municipal districtVulcan CountyGovernment

• TypeUnincorporated • Governing bodyVulcan County CouncilPopulation

(2007)^[1]

• Total26Time zoneUTC−07:00 (MST) • Summer (DST)UTC−06:00 (MDT)Area code(s)403, 587, 825

Ensign is a hamlet in southern Alberta, Canada within Vulcan County.^[2] It is located approximately 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) south of Highway 23 and 78 kilometres (48 mi) southeast of Calgary.

The community was named for the Canadian Red Ensign.^[3]

Demographics

The population of Ensign according to the 2007 municipal census conducted by Vulcan County is 26.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "Alberta Population Summary: Alberta's Hamlets Alphabetically, 2010" (PDF). Alberta Population. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 11, 2021. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
^ "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. January 12, 2022. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
^ Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 48.