Shaughnessy, Alberta facts for kids

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Hamlet
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Country	Canada
Province	Alberta
Region	Southern Alberta
Census division	2
Municipal district	Lethbridge County
Government
• Type	Unincorporated
Area  (2021)
• Land	0.38 km2 (0.15 sq mi)
Population  (2021)
• Total	388
• Density	1,021.6/km2 (2,646/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−07:00 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−06:00 (MDT)
Area code(s)	403, 587, 825

Shaughnessy is a hamlet in southern Alberta, Canada within the Lethbridge County. It is located on Highway 25, approximately 17 kilometres (11 mi) north of Lethbridge. It is named after Baron Shaughnessy, chairman of the mining company that ran the town.

Demographics

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As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Shaughnessy recorded a population of 415 living in 160 of its 167 total private dwellings, a change of 8.1% from its 2011 population of 384. With a land area of 0.38 km² (0.15 sq mi), it had a population density of 1,092.1/km² (2,829/sq mi) in 2016.