Janvier South Explained

Janvier South
Settlement Type:Hamlet
Pushpin Relief:yes
Pushpin Map:Canada Alberta#Canada
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Janvier South
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Canada
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Alberta
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:Northern Alberta
Subdivision Type3:Census division
Subdivision Name3:16
Subdivision Type4:Municipal district
Subdivision Name4:Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo
Government Type:Unincorporated
Leader Title1:Governing body
Leader Name1:Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo Council
Established Title:Established
Area Footnotes: (2021)
Area Land Km2:5.01
Population As Of:2021
Population Total:61
Population Density Km2:12.2
Timezone:MST
Utc Offset:−07:00
Timezone Dst:MDT
Utc Offset Dst:−06:00
Coordinates:55.845°N -110.9042°W
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Area Code:780, 587, 825
Blank Name:Highways
Blank1 Name:Waterways

Janvier South is a hamlet in northern Alberta, Canada within the Regional Municipality (RM) of Wood Buffalo. While the hamlet's official name is Janvier South according to Alberta Municipal Affairs,[1] it is also known and referred to as Janvier by the RM of Wood Buffalo and its residents.[2] It is further alternately known as Chard.[2] The latter name is after A. Chard, a transportation official.[3]

Janvier South is located 6km (04miles) northeast of Highway 881, approximately southeast of Fort McMurray and west of the Saskatchewan border.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Janvier South had a population of 61 living in 26 of its 43 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 100. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2021.[4]

The population of Janvier South according to the 2018 municipal census conducted by the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo is 141,[5] a decrease from its 2012 municipal census population count of 171.[6]

As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Janvier South had a population of 100 living in 41 of its 60 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2011 population of 104. With a land area of 5.06km2, it had a population density of in 2016.[7]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Communities Within Specialized and Rural Municipalities . Alberta Municipal Affairs . 2009-09-20 . 2010-01-12 . Alberta Municipal Affairs . https://web.archive.org/web/20120229060123/http://municipalaffairs.gov.ab.ca/documents/ms/commRul.pdf . 2012-02-29 . dead .
  2. Web site: Community of Janvier . RM of Wood Buffalo . January 12, 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080317184234/http://www.woodbuffalo.ab.ca/visitors/wood_buffalo_communities/janvier.asp?subnav=14 . March 17, 2008 .
  3. Book: Place-names of Alberta. 1928. Geographic Board of Canada. Ottawa. 32.
  4. Web site: Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places . . February 9, 2022 . February 10, 2022.
  5. Web site: census2018 Municipal Census Report . Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo . September 25, 2021.
  6. Web site: Municipal Census 2012: Count Yourself In! . Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo . 24 . January 26, 2013 . March 26, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130326055550/http://www.woodbuffalo.ab.ca/Assets/Corporate/Census%2BReports/Census%2Breports%2BPart%2B1.pdf . dead .
  7. Web site: Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and designated places, 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Alberta) . . February 8, 2017 . February 13, 2017.