title: Orton, Alberta
text: # Orton, Alberta
  
  Orton is a hamlet in southern Alberta, Canada within the Municipal District of Willow Creek No. 26. It is located 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) south of Highway 3, approximately 31 kilometres (19 mi) west of Lethbridge.
  
  ## Demographics
  
  In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Orton had a population of 180 living in 48 of its 50 total private dwellings, a change of 27.7% from its 2016 population of 141. With a land area of 1.56 $km^2$ (0.60 sq mi), it had a population density of $115.4/km^2$ (298.8/sq mi) in 2021.
  
  As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Orton had a population of 141 living in 39 of its 43 total private dwellings, a change of 15.6% from its 2011 population of 122. With a land area of 1.56 $km^2$ (0.60 sq mi), it had a population density of $90.4/km^2$ (234.1/sq mi) in 2016.
  
  