Sharing its name with Turin, Italy, an Olympic flag was erected in the hamlet to coincide with the 2006 Winter Olympics. It was founded in 1908 and named after the first settler's horse.[3]
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Turin had a population of 72 living in 28 of its 34 total private dwellings, a change of −39.5% from its 2016 population of 119. With a land area of 0.28km2 (0.11sqmi), it had a population density of 257.1/km2 (666.0/sqmi) in 2021.[1]
As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Turin had a population of 119 living in 37 of its 41 total private dwellings, a change of 12.3% from its 2011 population of 106. With a land area of 0.28km2 (0.11sqmi), it had a population density of 425.0/km2 (1,100.7/sqmi) in 2016.[17]
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↑Census of Canada, 1956(PDF). Vol.Population of unincorporated villages and settlements. Dominion Bureau of Statistics. October 25, 1957.
↑1961 Census of Canada: Population(PDF). Series SP: Unincorporated Villages. Vol.Bulletin SP—4. Ottawa: Dominion Bureau of Statistics. April 18, 1963.
↑Census of Canada 1966: Population(PDF). Special Bulletin: Unincorporated Places. Vol.Bulletin S–3. Ottawa: Dominion Bureau of Statistics. 1968.
↑1971 Census of Canada: Population(PDF). Special Bulletin: Unincorporated Settlements. Vol.Bulletin SP—1. Ottawa: Statistics Canada. 1973.
↑"Geographical Identification and Population for Unincorporated Places of 25 persons and over, 1971 and 1976". 1976 Census of Canada(PDF). Supplementary Bulletins: Geographic and Demographic (Population of Unincorporated Places—Canada). Vol.Bulletin 8SG.1. Ottawa: Statistics Canada. 1978.
↑1981 Census of Canada(PDF). Place name reference list. Vol.Western provinces and the Territories. Ottawa: Statistics Canada. 1983.
↑1986 Census of Canada(PDF). Population. Vol.Unincorporated Places. Ottawa: Statistics Canada. 1988.
↑91 Census(PDF). Population and Dwelling Counts. Vol.Unincorporated Places. Ottawa: Statistics Canada. 1993.
↑96 Census(PDF). A National Overview: Population and Dwelling Counts (1996ed.). Ottawa: Statistics Canada. 1997.
↑"Population and Dwelling Counts, for Canada, Provinces and Territories, and Census Divisions, 2001 and 1996 Censuses - 100% Data (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. August 15, 2012. Retrieved September 19, 2024.
↑"Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and designated places, 2006 and 2001 censuses - 100% data (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. July 20, 2021. Retrieved September 19, 2024.
↑"Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and designated places, 2011 and 2006 censuses (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2012. Retrieved September 19, 2024.
12"Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and designated places, 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved February 13, 2017.