Compeer, Alberta
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Compeer is a hamlet in east-central Alberta, Canada within Special Area No. 4.[2][3] Previously an incorporated municipality, Compeer dissolved from village status on December 31, 1936, to become part of the Municipal District of Neutral Hills No. 331.[4]
Compeer is located on an abandoned track of the
Altario
.
Founded in 1901, Compeer was a spot
Aboriginals used to camp. Its literal meaning is camp here. When explorers came to Compeer, natives told them to camp here. Due to a misinterpretation, explorers thought the area was called Compeer.[5]
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1901 | — | |
| 1906 | — | |
| 1911 | — | |
| 1916 | — | |
| 1921 | — | |
| 1926 | — | |
| 1931 | 94 | — |
| 1936 | 88 | −6.4% |
| 1941 | — | |
| 1946 | — | |
| 1951 | — | |
| 1956 | — | |
| 1961 | — | |
| 1966 | — | |
| 1971 | — | |
| 1976 | — | |
| 1981 | — | |
| 1986 | — | |
| 1991 | 21 | — |
| Source: Statistics Canada[6][7][8][1] | ||
Compeer recorded a population of 21 in the 1991 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada.[1]
See also
- List of communities in Alberta
- List of former urban municipalities in Alberta
- List of hamlets in Alberta
References
- ^ a b c "91 Census: Unincorporated Places — Population and Dwelling Counts" (PDF). Statistics Canada. June 1993. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
- Alberta Municipal Affairs. June 3, 2024. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
- ^ "Standard Geographical Classification 2006 – Special Area No. 4, geographical codes and localities, 2006". Statistics Canada. March 5, 2010. Archived from the original on July 6, 2011. Retrieved July 11, 2010.
- ^ "The Alberta Gazette, 1936 (Volume 32) – Change in the Status of the Village of Compeer to that of a Hamlet, and the Lands Added to the Municipal District of Neutral Hills, No. 331". Government of Alberta. December 1, 1936. pp. 1281–1282. Retrieved October 11, 2015.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Hamlet Of Compeer | Lacombe Regional Tourism". lacombetourism.com. June 6, 2022. Retrieved December 27, 2024.
- ^ "Table 1: Population by sexes in 1906 and 1901". 1906 Census: Northwest Provinces (Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta) (PDF). Vol. I: Population of 1906 Compared with 1901. Ottawa: Dominion Bureau of Statistics. 1907. Retrieved August 11, 2022.
- ^ "Table 5: Population of urban centres, 1916-1946, with guide to locations". 1946 Census of Alberta (PDF). Vol. Population. Ottawa: Dominion Bureau of Statistics. August 22, 1949. Retrieved August 11, 2022.
- ^ "Table 6: Population by census subdivisions, 1901–1961". 1961 Census of Canada (PDF). Series 1.1: Historical, 1901–1961. Vol. I: Population. Ottawa: Dominion Bureau of Statistics. March 8, 1963. Retrieved August 11, 2022.