Conklin, Alberta

Conklin
Hamlet
Location of Conklin in Alberta
Coordinates: 55°37′52″N 111°04′44″W / 55.6311°N 111.0789°W / 55.6311; -111.0789Coordinates: 55°37′52″N 111°04′44″W / 55.6311°N 111.0789°W / 55.6311; -111.0789
Country	Canada
Province	Alberta
Census division	No. 16
Specialized municipality	R.M. of Wood Buffalo
Government
• Type	Unincorporated
• Mayor	Melissa Blake
• Governing body	Wood Buffalo Municipal Council Tyran James Ault Lance E. Bussieres Julia Cardinal Sheldon Germain Nicholas Keith McGrath Phil Meagher Colleen Tatum Jane Stroud Allan Glenn Vinni Claris Voyageur
Area
• Land	16.32 km2 (6.30 sq mi)
Elevation	575 m (1,886 ft)
Population (2016)
• Total	185
Time zone	MST (UTC-7)

Conklin is a hamlet in northern Alberta, Canada within the Regional Municipality (R.M.) of Wood Buffalo. It is located on Highway 881 between Fort McMurray and Lac La Biche. It has an elevation of 575 metres (1,886 ft).

The hamlet is located in census division No. 16 and in the federal riding of Fort McMurray-Athabasca.

The hamlet has the name of John Conklin, a railroad employee.

As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Conklin recorded a population of 185 living in 71 of its 112 total private dwellings, a change of 2998877000000000000♠−12.3% from its 2011 population of 211. With a land area of 16.32 km² (6.30 sq mi), it had a population density of 11.3/km² (29.4/sq mi) in 2016.

The population of Conklin in 2012 was 318 according to a municipal census conducted by the R.M of Wood Buffalo.

As a designated place in the 2011 Census, Conklin had a population of 211 living in 66 of its 86 total dwellings, a 6% change from its 2006 population of 199. With a land area of 15.35 km² (5.93 sq mi), it had a population density of 13.75/km² (35.60/sq mi) in 2011.