Hughenden, Alberta

Hughenden
Village of Hughenden
Hughenden is located in Alberta
Hughenden
Hughenden
Coordinates: 52°30′39″N 110°58′11″W / 52.51083°N 110.96972°W / 52.51083; -110.96972
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
RegionCentral Alberta
Census DivisionNo. 7
Municipal districtMunicipal District of Provost No. 52
Incorporated[1] 
 • VillageDecember 27, 1917
Government
 • MayorShelby Gill
 • Governing bodyHughenden Village Council
Area
 (2021)[3]
 • Land0.78 km2 (0.30 sq mi)
Elevation
690 m (2,260 ft)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total
213
 • Density272.5/km2 (706/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−6 (MDT)
Highways13
WebsiteOfficial website

Hughenden /hjuːˈɛndən/ is a village in central Alberta, Canada. It is located 49 km south of Wainwright, in the Municipal District of Provost No. 52, along Highway 13.

The community takes its name from the Hughenden Manor, home of Benjamin Disraeli.[4]

  1. ^ "Location and History Profile: Village of Hughenden" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. October 21, 2016. p. 379. Retrieved October 23, 2016.
  2. ^ "Municipal Officials Search". Alberta Municipal Affairs. May 9, 2019. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
  3. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference 2021census was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 66.