Shaftesbury Settlement, Alberta
Shaftesbury Settlement is an unincorporated community in Alberta, Canada within the Municipal District of Peace No. 135 that is recognized as a designated place by Statistics Canada.[1] It is located on the southeast side of Highway 684, 4 km (2.5 mi) south of Highway 2. It is adjacent to the Town of Peace River to the north on the west shore of the Peace River.
The Shaftesbury Formation, a stratigraphic unit of the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin was named for the settlement.[2] The community is named after Shaftesbury when it was founded by Rev J.G. Brick in 1890; he was from Shaftesbury.[3]
Demographics
As a designated place in the 2011 Census, Shaftesbury Settlement had a population of 50 living in 20 of its 21 total dwellings, a -27.5% change from its 2006 population of 69. With a land area of 11.88 km2 (4.59 sq mi), it had a population density of 4.2/km2 (10.9/sq mi) in 2011.[4]
As of the 2006 Census of Canada, Shaftesbury Settlement had a total population of 69 living in 24 dwellings. With a land area of 11.88 km2 (4.59 sq mi), it had a population density of 5.8/km2 (15/sq mi).[1]
See also
References
- 1 2 Statistics Canada (2008-11-05). "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and designated places, 2006 and 2001 censuses - 100% data (Alberta)". Retrieved 2010-10-17.
- ↑ Lexicon of Canadian Geologic Units. "Shaftesbury Formation". Retrieved 2009-02-11.
- ↑ Berwyn Centennial Committee (1968). Brick's Hill, Berwyn and Beyond. p. 1.
- ↑ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and designated places, 2011 and 2006 censuses (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. 2012-02-08. Retrieved 2012-04-07.
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Coordinates: 56°09′16″N 117°27′24″W / 56.1544444°N 117.4566667°W