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Ohaton Alberta Information

Ohaton is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada within Camrose County. Previously an incorporated municipality, Ohaton dissolved from village status on January 1, 1946. _x000D_ Ohaton is located approximately 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) east of the City of Camrose. The Ohaton post office was opened in 1906 with the name “Ohaton” being a portmanteau of the partners Osler, Hammond and Nanton of a notable Winnipeg financial firm. Nanton, another community in Alberta, is also named for Augustus Meredith Nanton of the same firm. _x000D_ Ohaton and area’s topography is rounded hills with a small river valley running through its southern portion. The surrounding area is mostly farmed with grain and canola or ranched with predominantly cattle. _x000D_ In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Ohaton had a population of 133 living in 61 of its 64 total private dwellings, a change of 3.9% from its 2016 population of 128. With a land area of 0.13 km2 (0.050 sq mi), it had a population density of 1,023.1/km2 (2,649.8/sq mi) in 2021. _x000D_ As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Ohaton had a population of 110 living in 50 of its 55 total private dwellings, a change of -8.3% from its 2011 population of 120. With a land area of 0.24 km2 (0.093 sq mi), it had a population density of 458.3/km2 (1,187.1/sq mi) in 2016. _x000D_ _x000D_ Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ohaton