Byemoor should not be confused with Byermoor.
Byemoor | |
Settlement Type: | Hamlet |
Pushpin Map: | Canada Alberta |
Pushpin Label Position: | none |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Byemoor in Alberta |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 220 |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Canada |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Alberta |
Subdivision Type2: | Census division |
Subdivision Name2: | No. 7 |
Subdivision Type3: | Municipal district |
Subdivision Name3: | County of Stettler No. 6 |
Government Type: | Unincorporated |
Leader Title: | Governing body |
Leader Name: | County of Stettler No. 6 Council. Byemoor - Endiang Ward Councillor - Les Stulberg |
Area Footnotes: | (2021) |
Area Land Km2: | 0.59 |
Population As Of: | 2021 |
Population Total: | 30 |
Population Density Km2: | 51.1 |
Timezone: | MST |
Utc Offset: | −7 |
Timezone Dst: | MDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | −6 |
Coordinates: | 51.9728°N -112.2867°W |
Elevation M: | 845 |
Byemoor is a hamlet in Alberta, Canada within the County of Stettler No. 6. It is located at the intersection of Highway 853 and Highway 589, approximately 70km (40miles) southeast of Stettler and 80km (50miles) northeast of Drumheller. It has an elevation of 845m (2,772feet).
Byemoor's closest neighbour is the hamlet of Endiang, which is approximately 10km (10miles) to the east.
The hamlet is located in Census Division No. 7 and in the federal riding of Crowfoot.
Byemoor was built in the early twentieth century along the railroad line, and was so named for the area's resemblance to a moor in England (Byemoor name originates from "By-the-moor") In its early years, it was an important centre as it was the main town for a large number of small farms. Crises in agriculture and improvement of transportation to larger centres, however, led to the slow depopulation of the hamlet and area.
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Byemoor had a population of 30 living in 14 of its 19 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 35. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2021.[1]
As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Byemoor had a population of 35 living in 18 of its 22 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2011 population of 35. With a land area of 0.68km2, it had a population density of in 2016.[2]
Byemoor is home to a small hotel, arena, community hall, curling rink, St. Paul's Anglican Church and Byemoor School[3] (elementary/junior high school) all of which service the small farming community, as well as some minor oil field offices.