Joussard
Hamlet in Alberta, Canada
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Joussard is a hamlet in northern Alberta within Big Lakes County.[2] It is 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) north of Highway 2, approximately 83 kilometres (52 mi) west of Slave Lake.
Joussard | |
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  Joussard Location of Joussard  Joussard Joussard (Canada) | |
| Coordinates: 55°23′52″N 115°57′08″W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Region | Northern Alberta |
| Census division | 17 |
| Municipal district | Big Lakes County |
| Government | |
| • Type | Unincorporated |
| • Governing body | Big Lakes County Council |
| Area (2021)[1] | |
| • Land | 19.87 km2 (7.67 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 334 |
| • Density | 16.8/km2 (44/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−07:00 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−06:00 (MDT) |
| Area codes | 780, 587, 825 |
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1941 | 128 | — |
| 1951 | 218 | +70.3% |
| 1956 | 249 | +14.2% |
| 1961 | 193 | −22.5% |
| 1966 | 189 | −2.1% |
| 1971 | 269 | +42.3% |
| 1976 | 270 | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 330 | +22.2% |
| 1986 | 269 | −18.5% |
| 1991 | 256 | −4.8% |
| 1991A | 260 | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 225 | −13.5% |
| 2001 | 219 | −2.7% |
| 2006 | 234 | +6.8% |
| 2011 | 181 | −22.6% |
| 2016 | 223 | +23.2% |
| 2016R | 257 | +15.2% |
| 2021 | 334 | +30.0% |
| Source: Statistics Canada [3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][1] | ||
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Joussard had a population of 334 living in 162 of its 232 total private dwellings, a change of 30% from its 2016 population of 257. With a land area of 19.87 km2 (7.67 sq mi), it had a population density of 16.8/km2 (43.5/sq mi) in 2021.[1]
As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Joussard had a population of 223 living in 100 of its 175 total private dwellings, a change of 23.2% from its 2011 population of 181. With a land area of 3.68 km2 (1.42 sq mi), it had a population density of 60.6/km2 (156.9/sq mi) in 2016.[16]
