Peers, Alberta
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Peers | |
|---|---|
  Location of Peers in Alberta | |
| Coordinates: 53°39′57″N 115°59′33″W / 53.66583°N 115.99250°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Census division | No. 14 |
| Municipal district | Yellowhead County |
| Area (2021)[1] | |
| • Land | 0.9 km2 (0.35 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 91 |
| • Density | 101.5/km2 (263/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
Peers is a hamlet in west-central Alberta, Canada within Yellowhead County.[2] It is located on Highway 32, 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) north of the Yellowhead Highway (Highway 16) and approximately 35 kilometres (22 mi) northeast of Edson. January Creek, a tributary of the McLeod River flows directly adjacent to the hamlet. Peers is also home to the annual Peers Gold Dust Daze, which takes place ~3 miles north of the hamlet.[3]
Statistics Canada recognizes Peers as a designated place.[4]
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1941 | 79 | — |
| 1951 | 56 | −29.1% |
| 1956 | 98 | +75.0% |
| 1961 | 128 | +30.6% |
| 1966 | 120 | −6.2% |
| 1971 | 129 | +7.5% |
| 1976 | 162 | +25.6% |
| 1981 | 111 | −31.5% |
| 1986 | 138 | +24.3% |
| 1991 | 113 | −18.1% |
| 1991A | 114 | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 119 | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 120 | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 113 | −5.8% |
| 2011 | 108 | −4.4% |
| 2016 | 98 | −9.3% |
| 2021 | 91 | −7.1% |
| Source: Statistics Canada [5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][1] | ||
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Peers had a population of 91 living in 49 of its 62 total private dwellings, a change of -7.1% from its 2016 population of 98. With a land area of 0.9 km2 (0.35 sq mi), it had a population density of 101.1/km2 (261.9/sq mi) in 2021.[1]
As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Peers had a population of 98 living in 48 of its 56 total private dwellings, a change of -9.3% from its 2011 population of 108. With a land area of 0.91 km2 (0.35 sq mi), it had a population density of 107.7/km2 (278.9/sq mi) in 2016.[18]
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