Entwistle | |
|---|---|
Hamlet | |
 Main Street | |
| Motto: Diamond Capital of Canada | |
  Entwistle | |
| Coordinates: 53°35′40″N 114°59′45″W / 53.59444°N 114.99583°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Region | Central Alberta |
| Census Division | No. 11 |
| Municipal district | Parkland County |
| Founded | 1908 |
| Incorporated | March 18, 1909 (village) |
| Dissolved[1] | December 31, 2000 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Unincorporated |
| • Mayor | Allan Gamble |
| • Governing body | Parkland County Council
|
| • Federal riding | Yellowhead |
| • Provincial riding | Lac Ste. Anne-Parkland |
| Area (2021)[2] | |
| • Land | 1.96 km2 (0.76 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 778 m (2,552 ft) |
| Population (2021)[2] | |
• Total | 429 |
| • Density | 219.4/km2 (568/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
| Postal code span | |
| Area code | 780 |
| Highways |  Highway 16 (TCH) (Yellowhead Highway) Highway 22 (Cowboy Trail) |
| Waterways | Pembina River |
Entwistle (/ˈɛntwɪsəl/) is a hamlet in Alberta, Canada, within Parkland County.[3] It is at the Yellowhead Highway's intersection with Highway 22/Highway 16A, approximately 95 kilometres (59 mi) west of Edmonton. It sits on the east banks of the Pembina River near the halfway point between Edmonton and Edson.
Entwistle has grown to become a staging area for the oil and gas industry. It has an annual rodeo, the Pembina River Provincial Park, and calls itself the Diamond Capital of Canada.
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is within the federal riding of Yellowhead, provincial electoral district of Lac Ste. Anne-Parkland and Parkland County's Division 6.
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2021censuswas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. June 3, 2024. Retrieved June 14, 2024.