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Markerville

Coordinates: 52°07′25″N 114°10′14″W / 52.12361°N 114.17056°W / 52.12361; -114.17056
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Markerville
Hamlet
Markerville Lutheran Church, built in 1907
Markerville Lutheran Church, built in 1907
Markerville is located in Alberta
Markerville
Markerville
Location of Markerville
Markerville is located in Canada
Markerville
Markerville
Markerville (Canada)
Coordinates: 52°07′25″N 114°10′14″W / 52.12361°N 114.17056°W / 52.12361; -114.17056
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
RegionCentral Alberta
Census division8
Municipal districtRed Deer County
Government
 • TypeUnincorporated
 • Governing bodyRed Deer County Council
Area
 (2021)[1]
 • Land0.17 km2 (0.07 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total
38
 • Density219.8/km2 (569/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−07:00 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−06:00 (MDT)
Area code(s)403, 587, 825


Markerville is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada within Red Deer County.[2] It is located 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) north of Highway 54, approximately 29 kilometres (18 mi) southwest of Red Deer.

Markerville was the home for many years of Stephan G. Stephansson, famous in modern Icelandic literature,[3] whose home is preserved as an Alberta Provincial Historic Site.[4]

Demographics

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Population history
of Markerville
YearPop.±%
197140—    
197633−17.5%
198157 72.7%
198648−15.8%
199155 14.6%
199650−9.1%
200150 0.0%
200650 0.0%
201142−16.0%
201645 7.1%
202138−15.6%
Source: Statistics Canada
[5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][1]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Markerville had a population of 38 living in 17 of its 18 total private dwellings, a change of -15.6% from its 2016 population of 45. With a land area of 0.17 km2 (0.066 sq mi), it had a population density of 223.5/km2 (578.9/sq mi) in 2021.[1]

As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Markerville had a population of 45 living in 19 of its 22 total private dwellings, a change of 7.1% from its 2011 population of 42. With a land area of 0.19 km2 (0.073 sq mi), it had a population density of 236.8/km2 (613.4/sq mi) in 2016.[14]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
  2. ^ "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. June 3, 2024. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
  3. ^ Ross, Jane (2005). "Stephansson, Stephan Gudmundur". In Cook, Ramsay; Bélanger, Réal (eds.). Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Vol. XV (1921–1930) (online ed.). University of Toronto Press.
  4. ^ Stephan G. Stephansson House. Canadian Register of Historic Places.
  5. ^ 1971 Census of Canada: Population (PDF). Special Bulletin: Unincorporated Settlements. Vol. Bulletin SP—1. Ottawa: Statistics Canada. 1973. Retrieved September 25, 2024.
  6. ^ "Geographical Identification and Population for Unincorporated Places of 25 persons and over, 1971 and 1976". 1976 Census of Canada (PDF). Supplementary Bulletins: Geographic and Demographic (Population of Unincorporated Places—Canada). Vol. Bulletin 8SG.1. Ottawa: Statistics Canada. 1978. Retrieved September 26, 2024.
  7. ^ 1981 Census of Canada (PDF). Place name reference list. Vol. Western provinces and the Territories. Ottawa: Statistics Canada. 1983. Retrieved September 26, 2024.
  8. ^ 1986 Census of Canada (PDF). Population. Vol. Unincorporated Places. Ottawa: Statistics Canada. 1988. Retrieved September 26, 2024.
  9. ^ 91 Census (PDF). Population and Dwelling Counts. Vol. Unincorporated Places. Ottawa: Statistics Canada. 1993. Retrieved September 26, 2024.
  10. ^ 96 Census (PDF). A National Overivew: Population and Dwelling Counts. Ottawa: Statistics Canada. 1997. Retrieved September 26, 2024.
  11. ^ "Population and Dwelling Counts, for Canada, Provinces and Territories, and Census Divisions, 2001 and 1996 Censuses - 100% Data (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. August 15, 2012. Retrieved September 19, 2024.
  12. ^ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and designated places, 2006 and 2001 censuses - 100% data (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. July 20, 2021. Retrieved September 19, 2024.
  13. ^ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and designated places, 2011 and 2006 censuses (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2012. Retrieved September 19, 2024.
  14. ^ a b "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and designated places, 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved February 13, 2017.
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