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Hamlet
Ellscott Location in Alberta
Country	Canada
Province	Alberta
Region	Northern Alberta
Census division	13
Municipal district	Athabasca County
Area  (2021)
• Land	1.28 km2 (0.49 sq mi)
Population  (2021)
• Total	5
• Density	3.9/km2 (10/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-7 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-6 (MDT)

Ellscott is a hamlet in northern Alberta, Canada within Athabasca County. It is 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) east of Highway 63, 113 kilometres (70 mi) northeast of Edmonton. It was named after L.G. Scott, a purchasing agent for the Alberta and Great Waterways Railway.

Demographics

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As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Ellscott recorded a population of 10 living in 5 of its 6 total private dwellings, an increase from its 2011 population of 0. With a land area of 0.67 km² (0.26 sq mi), it had a population density of 14.9/km² (39/sq mi) in 2016.