Shaftesbury Settlement, Alberta

Shaftesbury Settlement
Location of Shaftesbury Settlement Alberta

Shaftesbury Settlement is an unincorporated community in Alberta, Canada within the Municipal District of Peace No. 135 that is recognized as a designated place by Statistics Canada.[1] It is located on the southeast side of Highway 684, 4 km (2.5 mi) south of Highway 2. It is adjacent to the Town of Peace River to the north on the west shore of the Peace River.

The Shaftesbury Formation, a stratigraphic unit of the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin was named for the settlement.[2] The community is named after Shaftesbury when it was founded by Rev J.G. Brick in 1890; he was from Shaftesbury.[3]

Demographics

As a designated place in the 2011 Census, Shaftesbury Settlement had a population of 50 living in 20 of its 21 total dwellings, a -27.5% change from its 2006 population of 69. With a land area of 11.88 km2 (4.59 sq mi), it had a population density of 4.2/km2 (10.9/sq mi) in 2011.[4]

As of the 2006 Census of Canada, Shaftesbury Settlement had a total population of 69 living in 24 dwellings. With a land area of 11.88 km2 (4.59 sq mi), it had a population density of 5.8/km2 (15/sq mi).[1]

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Coordinates: 56°09′16″N 117°27′24″W / 56.1544444°N 117.4566667°W / 56.1544444; -117.4566667 (Shaftesbury Settlement)

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