Poplar Ridge, Alberta

Poplar Ridge
Location of Poplar Ridge Alberta

Poplar Ridge is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada within Brazeau County.[1] It is located 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) northwest of Highway 22, approximately 107 kilometres (66 mi) southwest of Edmonton.

Demographics

As a designated place in the 2011 Census, Poplar Ridge had a population of 565 living in 186 of its 194 total dwellings, a 0.7% change from its 2006 population of 561. With a land area of 1.68 km2 (0.65 sq mi), it had a population density of 336.3/km2 (871/sq mi) in 2011.[2]

In 2005, Brazeau County conducted a municipal census among its hamlets that recorded a population of 604 in Poplar Ridge.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. 2010-04-01. Retrieved 2010-06-20.
  2. ↑ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and designated places, 2011 and 2006 censuses (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. 2012-02-08. Retrieved 2012-04-07.
  3. ↑ Courtney Whalen (2005-09-07). "Census reveals growth". Drayton Valley Western Review (Canoe Sun Media).

Coordinates: 53°13′31.23″N 115°00′48.32″W / 53.2253417°N 115.0134222°W / 53.2253417; -115.0134222 (Pipestone)

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