Pincher Station | |
Other Name: | Pincher City |
Settlement Type: | Hamlet |
Pushpin Relief: | yes |
Pushpin Map: | Canada Alberta#Canada |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Pincher Station |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Canada |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Alberta |
Subdivision Type2: | Region |
Subdivision Name2: | Southern Alberta |
Subdivision Type3: | Census division |
Subdivision Name3: | 3 |
Subdivision Type4: | Municipal district |
Subdivision Name4: | Municipal District of Pincher Creek No. 9 |
Government Type: | Unincorporated |
Leader Title1: | Governing body |
Leader Name1: | Municipal District of Pincher Creek No. 9 Council |
Established Title: | Established |
Area Footnotes: | (2021) |
Area Land Km2: | 0.5 |
Population As Of: | 2021 |
Population Total: | 26 |
Population Density Km2: | 64.4 |
Timezone: | MST |
Utc Offset: | −07:00 |
Timezone Dst: | MDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | −06:00 |
Coordinates: | 49.5239°N -113.9478°W |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Area Code: | 403, 587, 825 |
Blank Name: | Highways |
Blank1 Name: | Waterways |
Pincher Station, once known as Pincher City,[1] is a hamlet in southern Alberta, Canada within the Municipal District of Pincher Creek No. 9. It is located on Highway 3, approximately southwest of Lethbridge. Previously an incorporated community, Pincher City dissolved from village status on May 3, 1932.[2]
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Pincher Station had a population of 26 living in 15 of its 21 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 25. 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, Pincher Station had a population of 25 living in 11 of its 12 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2011 population of 25. With a land area of 0.4km2, it had a population density of in 2016.[4]