Janvier South is a hamlet in northern Alberta, Canada within the Regional Municipality (RM) of Wood Buffalo.[2] While the hamlet's official name is Janvier South according to Alberta Municipal Affairs,[3] it is also known and referred to as Janvier by the RM of Wood Buffalo and its residents.[4] It is further alternately known as Chard.[4] The latter name is after A. Chard, a transportation official.[5]
Janvier South | |
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  Janvier South Location of Janvier South  Janvier South Janvier South (Canada) | |
| Coordinates: 55°50′42″N 110°54′15″W / 55.84500°N 110.90417°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Region | Northern Alberta |
| Census division | 16 |
| Municipal district | Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo |
| Government | |
| • Type | Unincorporated |
| • Governing body | Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo Council |
| Area (2021)[1] | |
| • Land | 5.01 km2 (1.93 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 61 |
| • Density | 12.2/km2 (32/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−07:00 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−06:00 (MDT) |
| Area code(s) | 780, 587, 825 |
Janvier South is located 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) northeast of Highway 881, approximately 94 kilometres (58 mi) southeast of Fort McMurray and 45 kilometres (28 mi) west of the Saskatchewan border.
Demographics
editIn the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Janvier South had a population of 61 living in 26 of its 43 total private dwellings, a change of -39% from its 2016 population of 100. With a land area of 5.01 km2 (1.93 sq mi), it had a population density of 12.2/km2 (31.5/sq mi) in 2021.[1]
The population of Janvier South according to the 2018 municipal census conducted by the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo is 141,[6] a decrease from its 2012 municipal census population count of 171.[7]
As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Janvier South had a population of 100 living in 41 of its 60 total private dwellings, a change of -3.8% from its 2011 population of 104. With a land area of 5.06 km2 (1.95 sq mi), it had a population density of 19.8/km2 (51.2/sq mi) in 2016.[8]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ 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. June 3, 2024. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
- ^ Alberta Municipal Affairs (September 20, 2009). "Communities Within Specialized and Rural Municipalities" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on February 29, 2012. Retrieved January 12, 2010.
- ^ a b "Community of Janvier". RM of Wood Buffalo. Archived from the original on March 17, 2008. Retrieved January 12, 2010.
- ^ Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 32.
- ^ "census2018 Municipal Census Report" (PDF). Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 10, 2020. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
- ^ "Municipal Census 2012: Count Yourself In!" (PDF). Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo. p. 24. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 26, 2013. Retrieved January 26, 2013.
- ^ "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.
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