Warspite, Alberta


Warspite is a hamlet in Alberta, Canada within Smoky Lake County. It is located on Highway 28, between the Town of Smoky Lake and Village of Waskatenau. It has an elevation of.
The hamlet is located in Division No. [12, Alberta|Census Division No. 12] and in the federal riding of Westlock-St. Paul.

History

The first post office was opened in 1914 as Smoky Lake Centre. It was renamed Warspite in 1916 for after the Battle of Jutland.

Demographics

In the 2021 [Canadian census|2021 Census of Population] conducted by Statistics Canada, Warspite had a population of 70 living in 40 of its 51 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 76. 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, Warspite had a population of 76 living in 41 of its 54 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2011 population of 79. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2016.