Markerville

Hamlet in Alberta, Canada

52°07′25″N 114°10′14″W / 52.12361°N 114.17056°W / 52.12361; -114.17056CountryCanadaProvinceAlbertaRegionCentral AlbertaCensus division8Municipal districtRed Deer CountyGovernment

• TypeUnincorporated • Governing bodyRed Deer County CouncilArea

(2021)^[1]

• Land0.17 km² (0.07 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[1]

• Total38 • 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

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.^[5]

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.
^ 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.
^ Stephan G. Stephansson House. Canadian Register of Historic Places.
^ "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.