Swalwell, Alberta
hamlet in Alberta, Canada
Swalwell is a hamlet in southern Alberta, Canada within Kneehill County. Previously an incorporated municipality, Swalwell dissolved from village status on January 1, 1946, to become part of the Municipal District of Norquay No. 279.
Swalwell is located approximately 100 km (62 mi) northeast of Calgary and 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) west of Highway 21. It is located on Canadian National Railway's Three Hills Subdivision between Three Hills and Beiseker. Swalwell has an elevation of 899 metres (2,949 ft).
The hamlet is located in Census Division No. 5 and the federal riding of Crowfoot.
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Swalwell had a population of 93 living in 48 of its 53 total private dwellings, a change of −2.1% from its 2016 population of 95. With a land area of 0.41 km2 (0.16 sq mi), it had a population density of 226.8/km2 (587.5/sq mi) in 2021.
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