| Erskine | |
| Settlement Type: | Hamlet |
| Pushpin Relief: | yes |
| Pushpin Map: | Canada Alberta#Canada |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Erskine |
| 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: | County of Stettler No. 6 |
| Government Type: | Unincorporated |
| Leader Title1: | Governing body |
| Leader Name1: | County of Stettler No. 6 Council |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Area Footnotes: | (2021) |
| Area Land Km2: | 0.86 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Total: | 319 |
| Population Density Km2: | 371.3 |
| Timezone: | MST |
| Utc Offset: | −07:00 |
| Timezone Dst: | MDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | −06:00 |
| Coordinates: | 52.3211°N -112.8797°W |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Area Code: | 403, 587, 825 |
| Blank Name: | Highways |
| Blank1 Name: | Waterways |
Erskine is a hamlet in Alberta, Canada, within County of Stettler No. 6. Previously an incorporated municipality, Erskine dissolved from village status on May 10, 1946, to become part of the Municipal District of Waverly No. 367.[1]
Erskine is located approximately 12km (07miles) west of Stettler, 15km (09miles) south of Rochon Sands and 64km (40miles) east of Red Deer. It was established in 1905 and named after British jurist Thomas Erskine, 1st Baron Erskine (1750–1823).
Erskine was home to one of the worst mass slayings in Alberta when Social Credit Stettler representative John Clark murdered seven people before committing suicide on June 3, 1956.[2]
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Erskine had a population of 319 living in 136 of its 140 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 282. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2021.[3]
As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Erskine had a population of 282 living in 122 of its 134 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2011 population of 290. With a land area of 0.86km2, it had a population density of in 2016.[4]