Colinton, Alberta
Colinton | |
|---|---|
Hamlet | |
Location of Colinton in Alberta | |
| Coordinates: 54°37′15″N 113°15′7″W / 54.62083°N 113.25194°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Region | Northern Alberta |
| Census division | 13 |
| Municipal district | Athabasca County |
| Government | |
| • Reeve | Doris Splane |
| • Governing body | Athabasca County Council
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| Area (2021) | |
| • Land | 3.55 km2 (1.37 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 169 |
| • Density | 47.6/km2 (123/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| Website | www |
Colinton is a hamlet in northern Alberta, Canada within Athabasca County. It is located 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) east of Highway 2 on Highway 663, approximately 121 kilometres (75 mi) north of Edmonton.
The Hamlet of Colinton consists of two designated places defined by Statistics Canada – Colinton and McNabb's – as well additional lands south of McNabb's that is not currently located within either designated place.
James Maurice Milne, owner of the land on which the railway station was built, named the hamlet after Colinton, Scotland, his birthplace. Previously Colinton was known as Kinnoull.