Chauvin, Alberta Explained

Chauvin
Official Name:Village of Chauvin
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Canada Alberta
Pushpin Label Position:none
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Alberta
Pushpin Mapsize:200
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Canada
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Alberta
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:Central Alberta
Subdivision Type3:Census division
Subdivision Name3:7
Subdivision Type4:Municipal district
Subdivision Name4:Municipal District of Wainwright No. 61
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Alan Dow
Leader Title1:Governing body
Leader Name1:Chauvin Village Council
Established Title:Founded
Established Title1:Incorporated[1]
Established Date1: 
Established Title2: • Village
Established Date2:December 30, 1912
Area Footnotes: (2021)
Area Land Km2:2.22
Population As Of:2021
Population Total:304
Population Density Km2:136.9
Population Blank1 Title:Municipal census (2016)
Population Blank1:345
Timezone:MST
Utc Offset:−7
Timezone Dst:MDT
Utc Offset Dst:−6
Coordinates:52.6978°N -110.1409°W
Elevation M:625
Blank Name:Highways
Blank Info:Highway 17
Blank1 Name:Secondary Highway
Blank1 Info:Highway 610

Chauvin is a village in east central Alberta, Canada. It is located 60km (40miles) east of Wainwright, and 10km (10miles) west of the Saskatchewan border. It is also the home of Susie the Softball, the world's largest softball.

History

Chauvin started as a railroad siding in 1908. It was incorporated as a village in 1912.[2] The village has the name of George Von Chauvin, a railroad official.[3]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Village of Chauvin had a population of 304 living in 143 of its 162 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 335. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2021.[4]

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Village of Chauvin recorded a population of 335 living in 145 of its 156 total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of 334. With a land area of 2.24km2, it had a population density of in 2016.[5]

The population of the Village of Chauvin according to its 2016 municipal census is 345,[6] a change from its 2011 municipal census population of 340.[7]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Location and History Profile: Village of Chauvin . . 155 . October 14, 2016 . October 17, 2016.
  2. Book: Chauvin, Ribstone and Districts History Book Committee. Across the Years. 1982. Inter-Collegiate Press. Alberta. 22. 2013-05-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20150924062623/http://www.ourfutureourpast.ca/loc_hist/page.aspx?id=1056378. 2015-09-24. dead.
  3. Book: Place-names of Alberta. 1928. Geographic Board of Canada. Ottawa. 32.
  4. Web site: Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities) . . February 9, 2022 . February 9, 2022.
  5. Web site: Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Alberta) . . February 8, 2017 . February 8, 2017.
  6. Web site: 2016 Municipal Affairs Population List . . 978-1-4601-3127-5 . January 28, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170116155759/http://municipalaffairs.alberta.ca/documents/msb/2016_Municipal_Affairs_Population_List.pdf . January 16, 2017 . dead .
  7. Web site: 2015 Municipal Affairs Population List . . 978-1-4601-2630-1 . January 28, 2017.