Colinton is a hamlet

Hamlet (place)

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 in northern Alberta

Northern Alberta

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, Canada

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 within Athabasca County. It is located 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) east of Highway 2 on Highway 663

Alberta Highway 663

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, approximately 121 kilometres (75.2 mi) north of Edmonton

Edmonton

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The Hamlet of Colinton consists of two designated place

Designated place

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s defined by Statistics Canada

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 – Colinton and McNabb's

McNabb's, Alberta

McNabb's is an unincorporated community in Alberta, Canada within Athabasca County that is recognized as a designated place by Statistics Canada. It is located on the north side of Highway 663, east of Highway 2....

 – as well additional lands south of McNabb's that is not currently located within either designated place.

Demographics

As of the 2006 Census of Canada

Canada 2006 Census

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, Colinton had a total population of 252 living in 105 dwellings, derived by combining the populations of the designated places of Colinton and McNabb's that are both located within the Hamlet of Colinton. With a combined land area of 2.88 km² (1.1 sq mi), it had a population density

Population density

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of 87.5 /km2 in 2006.