Orton, Alberta facts for kids

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Hamlet
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Country	Canada
Province	Alberta
Region	Southern Alberta
Census division	3
Municipal district	Municipal District of Willow Creek No. 26
Government
• Type	Unincorporated
Area  (2021)
• Land	1.56 km2 (0.60 sq mi)
Population  (2021)
• Total	180
• Density	115.4/km2 (299/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−07:00 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−06:00 (MDT)
Area code(s)	403, 587, 825

Orton is a hamlet in southern Alberta, Canada within the Municipal District of Willow Creek No. 26. It is located 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) south of Highway 3, approximately 31 kilometres (19 mi) west of Lethbridge.

Demographics

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As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Orton recorded a population of 141 living in 39 of its 43 total private dwellings, a change of 15.6% from its 2011 population of 122. With a land area of 1.56 km² (0.60 sq mi), it had a population density of 90.4/km² (234/sq mi) in 2016.