Namaka, Alberta

Namaka is a hamlet in southern Alberta, Canada within Wheatland County. It is located approximately south of Highway 1 and east of Calgary. Its name means "near the water" in Blackfoot. The first school was built in 1909.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Namaka had a population of 72 living in 25 of its 26 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 85. 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, Namaka had a population of 50 living in 21 of its 21 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2011 population of 71. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2016.