Waterton Park

{{Short description|Community in Alberta, Canada}} {{for|the parks|Waterton Lakes National Park|Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park}} {{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2019}} {{Infobox settlement |name = Waterton Park |other_name = |native_name = |nickname = |settlement_type = Hamlet |motto = |image_skyline = Waterton lakes national park.jpg |imagesize = |image_caption = View from above of Waterton Park |image_flag = |flag_size = |image_seal = |seal_size = |image_shield = |shield_size = |city_logo = |citylogo_size = |image_map = |mapsize = |map_caption = |image_map1 = |mapsize1 = |map_caption1 = |image_dot_map = |dot_mapsize = |dot_map_caption = |dot_x = |dot_y = |pushpin_map = Canada Alberta |pushpin_label_position = none |pushpin_map_caption = Location of Waterton Park in Alberta |pushpin_mapsize = 220 |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = Canada |subdivision_type1 = Province |subdivision_name1 = Alberta |subdivision_type2 = Census division |subdivision_name2 = No. 3 |subdivision_type3 = Improvement District |subdivision_name3 = Improvement District No. 4 Waterton |subdivision_type4 = |subdivision_name4 = |government_footnotes = |government_type = Unincorporated |leader_title = Governing body |leader_name = Alberta Municipal Affairs |leader_title1 = |leader_name1 = |leader_title2 = |leader_name2 = |leader_title3 = |leader_name3 = |leader_title4 = |leader_name4 = |established_title = |established_date = |established_title2 =  |established_date2 = |established_title3 =  |established_date3 = |area_footnotes =  (2021)<ref name=2021census/> |area_land_km2 = 482.54 |population_as_of = 2021 |population_footnotes = <ref name=2021censuscorrection/> |population_note = |population_total = 132  |population_density_km2 = |population_blank1_title = |population_blank1 = |timezone = MST |utc_offset = −7 |timezone_DST = MDT |utc_offset_DST = −6 |coordinates = {{coord|49.0517|-113.9142|region:CA-AB|display=inline,title}} |elevation_footnotes =  |elevation_m = 1280 |postal_code_type = |postal_code = |area_code = 403 / 587 |blank_name = highways |blank_info = {{Jct|state=AB|Hwy|5}} |blank1_name = |blank1_info = |website = |footnotes = }}

'''Waterton Park''', commonly referred to as '''Waterton''', is a hamlet in southwestern Alberta, Canada within Improvement District No. 4 Waterton (Waterton Lakes National Park).<ref>{{AltaML}}</ref>

It is located at the southwestern terminus of Highway 5, approximately {{convert|54|km|mi}} west of the Town of Cardston and {{convert|55|km|mi}} south of the Town of Pincher Creek. This hamlet is north of Glacier National Park in Montana. It has an elevation of {{convert|1280|m|ft}}.

The hamlet is located in Census Division No. 3 and in the federal riding of Lethbridge.

== Demographics == {{stack|{{Historical populations | title = Population history<br/>of Waterton Park | type = Canada | align = left | width = | shading = | percentages = | state = | footnote = | source = ''Statistics Canada''<br/><ref name=1966census>{{Canadian census unincorporated place results|year=1966}}</ref><ref name=1971census>{{Canadian census unincorporated place results|year=1971}}</ref><ref name=1976census>{{Canadian census unincorporated place results|year=1976}}</ref><ref name=1981census>{{Canadian census unincorporated place results|year=1981}}</ref><ref name=1986census>{{Canadian census unincorporated place results|year=1986}}</ref><ref name=1991census>{{Canadian census unincorporated place results|year=1991}}</ref><ref name=1996census>{{Canadian census designated place results|year=1996}}</ref><ref name=2001census>{{cite web | url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/english/census01/products/standard/popdwell/Table-CSD-D.cfm?PR=48 | title=Population and Dwelling Counts, for Canada, Provinces and Territories, and Census Divisions, 2001 and 1996 Censuses - 100% Data (Alberta) | publisher=Statistics Canada | date=August 15, 2012 | accessdate=September 19, 2024}}</ref><ref name=2006census>{{cite web | url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/hlt/97-550/Index.cfm?TPL=P1C&Page=RETR&LANG=Eng&T=1302&SR=1&S=1&O=A&RPP=9999&PR=48&CMA=0 | title=Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and designated places, 2006 and 2001 censuses - 100% data (Alberta) | publisher=Statistics Canada | date=July 20, 2021 | accessdate=September 19, 2024}}</ref><ref name=2011census>{{cite web | url=http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/hlt-fst/pd-pl/Table-Tableau.cfm?LANG=Eng&T=1302&PR=48&S=51&O=A&RPP=25 | title=Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and designated places, 2011 and 2006 censuses (Alberta) | publisher=Statistics Canada | date=February 8, 2012 | access-date=September 19, 2024}}</ref><ref name=2016censusABdpls/><ref name=2021census/><ref name=2021censuscorrection/> {{citation overkill|date=February 2024}} |1966|216 |1971|236 |1976|142 |1981|133 |1986|119 |1991|135 |1991{{abbr|A|adjusted}}|167 |1996|279 |2001|155 |2006|160 |2011|88 |2016|105 |2021|158 |2021{{abbr|C|corrected}}|132 }}}}

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Waterton Park had a population of 132 living in 54 of its 195 total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:132-105}}|105|1}} from its 2016 population of 105. With a land area of {{cvt|482.54|km2}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|132|482.54|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2021.<ref name=2021censuscorrection>{{Canadian census corrections|year=2021}}</ref><ref name=2021census>{{cite web | url=https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/cv.action?pid=9810001201 | title=Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places | publisher=Statistics Canada | date=February 9, 2022 | accessdate=February 10, 2022}}</ref>

As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Waterton Park had a population of 105 living in 39 of its 168 total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|17|88|1}} from its 2011 population of 88. With a land area of {{convert|485.66|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|105|485.66|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2016.<ref name=2016censusABdpls>{{cite web | url=http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/hlt-fst/pd-pl/Table.cfm?Lang=Eng&T=1301&SR=1&S=45&O=A&RPP=9999&PR=48&CMA=0#tPopDwell | title=Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and designated places, 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Alberta) | publisher=Statistics Canada | date=8 February 2017 | access-date=13 February 2017}}</ref>

== Climate == Waterton Park has a humid continental climate (Köppen ''Dfb''), just above the subarctic climate (''Dfc''). Summers are mild with cool nights, while winters are chilly with highs around freezing. Precipitation is relatively consistent year round, but peaks during the months of May and June.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Canadian Climate Normals 1971-2000 Station Data - Climate - Environment and Climate Change Canada|url=https://climate.weather.gc.ca/climate_normals/results_e.html?searchType=stnProx&txtRadius=25&selCity=&selPark=&txtCentralLatDeg=&txtCentralLatMin=0&txtCentralLatSec=0&txtCentralLongDeg=&txtCentralLongMin=0&txtCentralLongSec=0&optProxType=decimal&txtLatDecDeg=49.05&txtLongDecDeg=-113.9&stnID=2373&dispBack=0|last=Canada|first=Environment and Climate Change|date=2011-01-19|website=climate.weather.gc.ca|language=en|access-date=2020-05-19}}</ref> <div style="width:75%">{{Weather box |location = Waterton Park |metric first = yes |single line = yes |Jan record high C = 15 |Feb record high C = 17 |Mar record high C = 20 |Apr record high C = 26.5 |May record high C = 30 |Jun record high C = 31 |Jul record high C = 34.5 |Aug record high C = 34 |Sep record high C = 32.8 |Oct record high C = 29 |Nov record high C = 19 |Dec record high C = 20 |year record high C = 34.5 |Jan high C = 0.3 |Feb high C = 1.3 |Mar high C = 5.3 |Apr high C = 10 |May high C = 15 |Jun high C = 19 |Jul high C = 22.5 |Aug high C = 22 |Sep high C = 17.3 |Oct high C = 11.8 |Nov high C = 3.1 |Dec high C = −0.3 |year high C = 10.6 |Jan low C = −10.6 |Feb low C = −9.8 |Mar low C = −5.5 |Apr low C = −1.5 |May low C = 2.8 |Jun low C = 6.1 |Jul low C = 7.9 |Aug low C = 6.9 |Sep low C = 3.4 |Oct low C = 0.6 |Nov low C = −5.8 |Dec low C = −9.7 |year low C = −1.3 |Jan record low C = −40.5 |Feb record low C = −50 |Mar record low C = −34.4 |Apr record low C = −24.4 |May record low C = −11 |Jun record low C = −6 |Jul record low C = −3 |Aug record low C = −5 |Sep record low C = −12 |Oct record low C = −27 |Nov record low C = −34 |Dec record low C = −44.5 |year record low C = −50 |precipitation colour =green |Jan precipitation mm = 59.3 |Feb precipitation mm = 46.3 |Mar precipitation mm = 69.3 |Apr precipitation mm = 64.5 |May precipitation mm = 94.5 |Jun precipitation mm = 80.8 |Jul precipitation mm = 70.8 |Aug precipitation mm = 69 |Sep precipitation mm = 60.8 |Oct precipitation mm = 65.1 |Nov precipitation mm = 68.7 |Dec precipitation mm = 58.4 |year precipitation mm = 807.6 |source 1 = Environment Canada<ref name= "climate">Environment Canada—[http://climate.weatheroffice.gc.ca/climate_normals/results_e.html?Province=ALTA&StationName=&SearchType=&LocateBy=Province&Proximity=25&ProximityFrom=City&StationNumber=&IDType=MSC&CityName=&ParkName=&LatitudeDegrees=&LatitudeMinutes=&LongitudeDegrees=&LongitudeMinutes=&NormalsClass=A&SelNormals=&StnId=2450& Canadian Climate Normals 1971–2000], accessed 23 March 2010</ref> |date=August 2010 }}</div>

== See also == {{Commons category}} *List of communities in Alberta *List of designated places in Alberta *List of hamlets in Alberta

== References == {{Reflist}}

Category:Hamlets in Alberta Category:Designated places in Alberta Category:Waterton Lakes National Park