Rochester, Alberta

Hamlet in Alberta, Canada

54°22′21″N 113°27′38″W / 54.37250°N 113.46056°W / 54.37250; -113.46056CountryCanadaProvinceAlbertaRegionNorthern AlbertaCensus division13Municipal districtAthabasca CountyGovernment

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• ReeveDoris Splane • Governing body

Athabasca County Council

Larry Armfelt
Christine Bilsky
Warren Griffin
Kevin Haines
Travais Johnson
Dwayne Rawson
Doris Splane
Penny Stewart
Denis Willcott

Area

(2021)^[2]

• Land3.17 km² (1.22 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

• Total72 • Density22.7/km² (59/sq mi)Time zoneUTC-7 (MST) • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)Websitewww.athabascacounty.com

Rochester is a hamlet in northern Alberta, Canada within Athabasca County.^[3] It is 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) east of Highway 2, 93 kilometres (58 mi) north of Edmonton.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Rochester had a population of 72 living in 42 of its 59 total private dwellings, a change of -8.9% from its 2016 population of 79. With a land area of 3.17 km² (1.22 sq mi), it had a population density of 22.7/km² (58.8/sq mi) in 2021.^[2]

As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Rochester had a population of 79 living in 38 of its 45 total private dwellings, a change of -21.8% from its 2011 population of 101. With a land area of 2.44 km² (0.94 sq mi), it had a population density of 32.4/km² (83.9/sq mi) in 2016.^[4]

References

^ "Municipal Officials Search". Alberta Municipal Affairs. May 9, 2019. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
^ ^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.