Keephills

Hamlet in Alberta, Canada

53°26′30″N 114°20′58″W / 53.44167°N 114.34944°W / 53.44167; -114.34944CountryCanadaProvinceAlbertaRegionEdmonton Metropolitan RegionCensus division11Municipal districtParkland CountyGovernment

• TypeUnincorporated • Governing bodyParkland County CouncilArea

(2021)^[1]

• Land0.34 km² (0.13 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[1]

• Total57 • Density169.8/km² (440/sq mi)Time zoneUTC−07:00 (MST) • Summer (DST)UTC−06:00 (MDT)Area code(s)780, 587, 825

Keephills is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada within Parkland County.^[2] It is located approximately 19 kilometres (12 mi) south of Highway 16 and 64 kilometres (40 mi) southwest of Edmonton. A nearby employer is the Keephills Generating Station.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Keephills had a population of 57 living in 20 of its 20 total private dwellings, a change of 18.8% from its 2016 population of 48. With a land area of 0.34 km² (0.13 sq mi), it had a population density of 167.6/km² (434.2/sq mi) in 2021.^[1]

As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Keephills had a population of 48 living in 18 of its 19 total private dwellings, a change of -7.7% from its 2011 population of 52. With a land area of 0.34 km² (0.13 sq mi), it had a population density of 141.2/km² (365.6/sq mi) in 2016.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
^ "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. January 12, 2022. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
^ "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.