Busby, Alberta

Busby is a small hamlet in central Alberta, Canada within Westlock County. It is located on Highway 651, approximately northwest of Edmonton and west of Highway 2.

History

Busby was settled by Americans and was named Independence when the post office opened in 1903. In 1915, the Edmonton, Dunvegan and [British Columbia Railway] arrived and the hamlet's name was changed to Busby.

Demographics

In the 2021 [Canadian census|2021 Census of Population] conducted by Statistics Canada, Busby had a population of 135 living in 67 of its 69 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 140. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2021.
As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Busby had a population of 140 living in 64 of its 66 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2011 population of 98. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2016.