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Meso West
Designated place
Meso West is located in Alberta
Meso West
Meso West
Location in Alberta
Meso West is located in Canada
Meso West
Meso West
Location in Canada
Country Canada
Province Alberta
Region Edmonton Metropolitan Region
Census division 11
Municipal district Parkland County
Government
 • Type Unincorporated
Area
 (2021)
 • Land 2.76 km2 (1.07 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total 305
 • Density 110.3/km2 (286/sq mi)
Time zone UTC−07:00 (MST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−06:00 (MDT)
Area code(s) 780, 587, 825

Meso West is a small community in Alberta, Canada. It is not a city or town with its own local government. Instead, it is part of Parkland County. This type of place is called an "unincorporated community."

Meso West is also known as a "designated place" by Statistics Canada. This means it has clear borders for counting people during a census. You can find Meso West about 1.6 km (0.99 mi) north of Highway 16. It is located between Range Road 30 and Range Road 31.

Who Lives in Meso West?

Population Counts

Every few years, Statistics Canada counts how many people live in different areas. This count is called a census. It helps us understand how communities are growing or changing.

In the 2021 Census, 305 people lived in Meso West. These people lived in 126 homes out of 135 total homes available. This was a small increase from 299 people counted in 2016.

How Many People Per Square Kilometer?

Meso West covers a land area of about 2.76 km2 (1.07 sq mi). In 2021, the population density was 110.5/km2 (286/sq mi). Population density tells us how many people live in each square kilometer of land. It helps us see how crowded or spread out a community is.

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