Joffre, Alberta

Hamlet in Alberta, Canada

52°20′10″N 113°32′14″W / 52.33611°N 113.53722°W / 52.33611; -113.53722CountryCanadaProvinceAlbertaRegionCentral AlbertaCensus division8Municipal districtLacombe CountyGovernment

• TypeUnincorporated • Governing bodyLacombe County CouncilArea

(2021)^[1]

• Land0.21 km² (0.08 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[1]

• Total128 • Density600.1/km² (1,554/sq mi)Time zoneUTC−07:00 (MST) • Summer (DST)UTC−06:00 (MDT)Area code(s)403, 587, 825

Joffre is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada within Lacombe County.^[2] It is located 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) north of Highway 11, approximately 20 kilometres (12 mi) northeast of Red Deer.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Joffre had a population of 128 living in 63 of its 66 total private dwellings, a change of -25.1% from its 2016 population of 171. With a land area of 0.21 km² (0.081 sq mi), it had a population density of 609.5/km² (1,578.7/sq mi) in 2021.^[1]

As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Joffre had a population of 171 living in 73 of its 75 total private dwellings, a change of -0.6% from its 2011 population of 172. With a land area of 0.21 km² (0.081 sq mi), it had a population density of 814.3/km² (2,109.0/sq mi) in 2016.^[3]

History

The community name was originally a Post Office named in 1918 after Marshal J. J. C. Joffre, Commander-in-Chief of the Allied army 1915–1917. Previously it had been named "Blades" after a local family of pioneers.^[4]

References

^ ^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.
^ Mardon, Ernest G; Austin (2010). Community names of Alberta. p. 181.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)