Peers,_Alberta

Peers, Alberta

Peers, Alberta

Community in Alberta, Canada

Peers is a hamlet in west-central Alberta, Canada within Yellowhead County.[2] It is located on Highway 32, 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) north of the Yellowhead Highway (Highway 16) and approximately 35 kilometres (22 mi) northeast of Edson. January Creek, a tributary of the McLeod River flows directly adjacent to the hamlet. Peers is also home to the annual Peers Gold Dust Daze, which takes place ~3 miles away from Peers[3]

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Statistics Canada recognizes Peers as a designated place.[4]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Peers had a population of 91 living in 49 of its 62 total private dwellings, a change of -7.1% from its 2016 population of 98. With a land area of 0.9 km2 (0.35 sq mi), it had a population density of 101.1/km2 (261.9/sq mi) in 2021.[1]

As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Peers had a population of 98 living in 48 of its 56 total private dwellings, a change of -9.3% from its 2011 population of 108. With a land area of 0.91 km2 (0.35 sq mi), it had a population density of 107.7/km2 (278.9/sq mi) in 2016.[5]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places". Statistics Canada. 9 February 2022. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  2. [2]
    "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. 12 January 2022. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  3. [3]
    [Peers Gold Dust Daze "Peers Gold Dust Daze Site"]. Google Sites. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
  4. [4]
    "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and designated places, 2011 and 2006 censuses (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. 8 February 2012. Retrieved 7 April 2012.
  5. [5]
    "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and designated places, 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. 8 February 2017. Retrieved 13 February 2017.


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