Boyle | |
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| Village of Boyle | |
  Boyle Location of Boyle in Alberta  Boyle Boyle (Canada) | |
| Coordinates: 54°35′14.7″N 112°48′12.1″W / 54.587417°N 112.803361°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Region | Northern Alberta |
| Census division | 13 |
| Municipal district | Athabasca County |
| Founded | 1916 |
| Incorporated[1] | |
| • Village | December 31, 1953 |
| Named for | John Robert Boyle |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Colin Derko |
| • Governing body | Boyle Village Council |
| Area (2021)[3] | |
| • Land | 7.12 km2 (2.75 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
• Total | 825 |
| • Density | 115.9/km2 (300/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
| Forward sortation area | |
| Area code(s) | 780, 587, 825 |
| Highways | Highway 63 Highway 663 Highway 831 |
| Waterways | Flat Lake, Long Lake, Skeleton Lake |
| Website | boylealberta |
Boyle is a village in northern Alberta, Canada within Athabasca County. It is located on Highway 63, approximately 163 kilometres (101 mi) north of Edmonton.
Boyle is named after former Alberta Minister of Education, Justice John Robert Boyle (1871–1936), and founded in 1916.[4][5]
- ^ "Location and History Profile: Village of Boyle" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. October 14, 2016. p. 106. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
- ^ "Municipal Officials Search". Alberta Municipal Affairs. May 9, 2019. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
2021censuswas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Boyle and District Historical Society (1982). Forests, furrows and faith : a history of Boyle and districts. Boyle. p. 13. Archived from the original on 2017-03-03. Retrieved 2013-08-12.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 24.