Josephburg | |
Settlement Type: | Hamlet |
Pushpin Map: | Canada Alberta |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Josephburg in Alberta |
Coordinates: | 53.7133°N -113.07°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Canada |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Alberta |
Subdivision Type2: | Region |
Subdivision Name2: | Edmonton Metropolitan Region |
Subdivision Type3: | Census division |
Subdivision Name3: | 11 |
Subdivision Type4: | Specialized municipality |
Subdivision Name4: | Strathcona County |
Established Title: | Settled |
Established Date: | 1890s |
Government Type: | Unincorporated |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Title1: | Governing body |
Elevation M: | 640 |
Area Footnotes: | (2021) |
Area Land Km2: | 2.47 |
Population As Of: | 2021 |
Population Total: | 127 |
Population Density Km2: | 51.3 |
Timezone: | MST |
Utc Offset: | -7 |
Timezone Dst: | MDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -6 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code span |
Postal Code: | T5B |
Area Code: | 780, 587, 825 |
Blank Name: | Highways |
Blank Info: | Highway 830 |
Website: | Strathcona County -Josephburg |
Josephburg is a hamlet in Alberta, Canada within Strathcona County. It is located on Highway 830, 6.5km (04miles) east of Fort Saskatchewan. It is near Alberta's Industrial Heartland, home to petrochemical industries.
The Warren Thomas (Josephburg) Aerodrome, a local airport serving Strathcona County and Alberta's Industrial Heartland, is located near Josephburg.[1] Josephburg was founded by German immigrants.
The population of Josephburg according to the 2022 municipal census conducted by Strathcona County is 117,[2] a decrease from its 2018 municipal census population count of 118.[3]
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Josephburg had a population of 127 living in 60 of its 67 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 123. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2021.[4]
As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Josephburg had a population of 123 living in 60 of its 61 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2011 population of 142. With a land area of 2.48km2, it had a population density of in 2016.[5]