Bircham | |
Settlement Type: | Hamlet |
Pushpin Relief: | yes |
Pushpin Map: | Canada Alberta#Canada |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Bircham |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Canada |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Alberta |
Subdivision Type2: | Region |
Subdivision Name2: | Southern Alberta |
Subdivision Type3: | Census division |
Subdivision Name3: | 5 |
Subdivision Type4: | Municipal district |
Subdivision Name4: | Kneehill County |
Government Type: | Unincorporated |
Leader Title1: | Governing body |
Leader Name1: | Kneehill County Council |
Established Title: | Established |
Area Footnotes: | (2021) |
Area Land Km2: | 0.14 |
Population As Of: | 2021 |
Population Total: | 5 |
Population Density Km2: | 35.8 |
Timezone: | MST |
Utc Offset: | −07:00 |
Timezone Dst: | MDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | −06:00 |
Coordinates: | 51.4589°N -113.4308°W |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Area Codes: | 403, 587, 825 |
Blank Name: | Highways |
Blank1 Name: | Waterways |
Bircham is a hamlet in southern Alberta, Canada within Kneehill County. It is located approximately 78km (48miles) northeast of Calgary and 10km (10miles) southeast of Acme, along a Canadian National Railway line.
The hamlet most likely takes its name from Bircham in England.[1]
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Bircham had a population of 5 living in 3 of its 3 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 5. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2021.[2]
As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Bircham had a population of 5 living in 2 of its 2 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2011 population of 5. With a land area of 0.14km2, it had a population density of in 2016.[3]