McDermott is an unincorporated community

Unincorporated area

In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...

 in Alberta

Alberta

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, Canada

Canada

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 within the County of Lethbridge

Lethbridge County, Alberta

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 that is recognized as a designated place

Designated place

A designated place or DPL is a type of community or populated area identified by Statistics Canada for statistical purposes. DPLs are delineated for each decennial census as the statistical counterparts of incorporated places such as cities, towns and villages.DPLs are communities that lack...

 by Statistics Canada

Statistics Canada

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. It is located on the west side of Range Road 224, 1 km (0.621372736649807 mi) south of Highway 3.

Demographics

As of the 2006 Census of Canada

Canada 2006 Census

The Canada 2006 Census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population. Census day was May 16, 2006. The next census following will be the 2011 Census. Canada's total population enumerated by the 2006 census was 31,612,897...

, McDermott had a total population of 51 living in 16 dwellings. With a land area of 1.13 km² (0.436295439209565 sq mi), it had a population density

Population density

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of 45.1 /km2.