McLennan, Alberta Facts for Kids

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Town of McLennan

Nickname(s): Bird Capital of Canada
Location in the MD of Smoky River No. 130
McLennan Location in Alberta
Country	Canada
Province	Alberta
Region	Northern Alberta
Planning region	Upper Peace
Municipal district	Municipal District of Smoky River No. 130
Incorporated
• Village	February 1, 1940
• Town	February 11, 1950
Area (2021)
• Land	3.58 km² (1.38 sq mi)
Elevation	625 m (2,051 ft)
Population (2021)
• Total	695
• Density	194.3/km² (503/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−7 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−6 (MDT)
Highways	Highway 2
Waterway	Kimiwan Lake

McLennan is a town in northern Alberta, Canada. It is approximately 50 km (31 mi) north of High Prairie on Highway 2.

Named after John K. McLennan, vice president of the Edmonton, Dunvegan and British Columbia Railway on what used to be a community known as Round Lake, the town lies on the southern shore of Kimiwan Lake (the Cree word for rain), and northwest of Winagami Lake. The large concentration of shorebirds and waterfowl and McLennan's informal nickname as the 'Bird Capital of Canada' is due to the nearby lakes creating an attraction for migratory birds. Winagami Lake Provincial Park is located 29 km (18 mi) southeast of McLennan.

Its Cathédrale Saint-Jean-Baptiste, dedicated to John the Baptist, and built in 1947 is the archiepiscopal see of the Metropolitan Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Grouard–McLennan.

Demographics

Federal census population history
Year	Pop.	±%
1946	823	—
1951	1,074	+30.5%
1956	1,092	+1.7%
1961	1,078	−1.3%
1966	1,104	+2.4%
1971	1,126	+2.0%
1976	1,133	+0.6%
1981	1,125	−0.7%
1986	993	−11.7%
1991	1,020	+2.7%
1996	867	−15.0%
2001	804	−7.3%
2006	824	+2.5%
2011	809	−1.8%
2016	701	−13.3%
Source: Statistics Canada

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Town of McLennan had a population of 695 living in 255 of its 322 total private dwellings, a change of -0.9% from its 2016 population of 701. With a land area of 3.58 km² (1.38 sq mi), it had a population density of 194.1/km² (503/sq mi) in 2021.

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Town of McLennan recorded a population of 701 living in 256 of its 296 total private dwellings, a -13.3% change from its 2011 population of 809. With a land area of 3.71 km² (1.43 sq mi), it had a population density of 188.9/km² (489/sq mi) in 2016.

The population of the Town of McLennan according to its 2017 municipal census is 791.

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