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Ellscott
Hamlet
Ellscott is located in Alberta
Ellscott
Ellscott
Location in Alberta
Country Canada
Province Alberta
Region Northern Alberta
Census division 13
Municipal district Athabasca County
Area
 (2021)
 • Land 1.28 km2 (0.49 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total 5
 • Density 3.9/km2 (10/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-6 (MDT)

Ellscott is a hamlet in northern Alberta, Canada within Athabasca County. It is 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) east of Highway 63, 113 kilometres (70 mi) northeast of Edmonton. It was named after L.G. Scott, a purchasing agent for the Alberta and Great Waterways Railway.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Ellscott had a population of 5 living in 1 of its 3 total private dwellings, a change of -50% from its 2016 population of 10. With a land area of 1.28 km2 (0.49 sq mi), it had a population density of 3.9/km2 (10/sq mi) in 2021.

As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Ellscott had a population of 10 living in 5 of its 6 total private dwellings, an increase from its 2011 population of 0. With a land area of 0.67 km2 (0.26 sq mi), it had a population density of 14.9/km2 (39/sq mi) in 2016.

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