Conklin, Alberta

Conklin
Hamlet
Conklin, Alberta is located in Alberta
Conklin, Alberta
Location of Conklin in Alberta
Coordinates: 55°37′52″N 111°04′44″W / 55.6311°N 111.0789°W / 55.6311; -111.0789
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
Census divisionNo. 16
Specialized municipalityR.M. of Wood Buffalo
Government
 • TypeUnincorporated
 • MayorSandy Bowman
 • Governing body
Wood Buffalo Municipal Council
  • Ken Ball
  • Funky Banjoko
  • Lance Bussieres
  • M. Shafiq Dogar
  • Allan Grandison
  • Nicholas Keith McGrath
  • Kendrick Cardinal
  • Loretta Waquan
  • Stu Wigle
  • Jane Stroud
Area
 (2021)[1]
 • Land16.29 km2 (6.29 sq mi)
Elevation
575 m (1,886 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total154
 • Density9.5/km2 (25/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−6 (MDT)

Conklin is a hamlet in northern Alberta, Canada within the Regional Municipality (RM) of Wood Buffalo.[2] It is located on Highway 881 between Fort McMurray and Lac La Biche. It lies near the west end of Christina Lake at an elevation of 575 metres (1,886 ft), and was named for John Conklin, a railroad employee.[3]

The hamlet is located in Census Division No. 16 and in the federal riding of Fort McMurray-Athabasca.

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference 2021census was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. June 3, 2024. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
  3. ^ Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 37.