Markerville Explained

Markerville
Settlement Type:Hamlet
Pushpin Relief:yes
Pushpin Map:Canada Alberta#Canada
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Markerville
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Canada
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Alberta
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:Central Alberta
Subdivision Type3:Census division
Subdivision Name3:8
Subdivision Type4:Municipal district
Subdivision Name4:Red Deer County
Government Type:Unincorporated
Leader Title1:Governing body
Leader Name1:Red Deer County Council
Established Title:Established
Area Footnotes: (2021)
Area Land Km2:0.17
Population As Of:2021
Population Total:38
Population Density Km2:219.8
Timezone:MST
Utc Offset:−07:00
Timezone Dst:MDT
Utc Offset Dst:−06:00
Coordinates:52.1236°N -114.1706°W
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Area Code:403, 587, 825
Blank Name:Highways
Blank1 Name:Waterways

Markerville is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada within Red Deer County. It is located north of Highway 54, approximately southwest of Red Deer.

Markerville was the home for many years of Stephan G. Stephansson, famous in modern Icelandic literature,[1] whose home is preserved as an Alberta Provincial Historic Site.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Markerville had a population of 38 living in 17 of its 18 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 45. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2021.[2]

As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Markerville had a population of 45 living in 19 of its 22 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2011 population of 42. With a land area of 0.19km2, it had a population density of in 2016.[3]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Jane . Ross . Stephansson, Stephan Gudmundur . 15 .
  2. Web site: Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places . . February 9, 2022 . February 10, 2022.
  3. 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.