Rochester, Alberta Explained

Rochester
Settlement Type:Hamlet
Pushpin Map:Canada Alberta
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Rochester in Alberta
Coordinates:54.3725°N -113.4606°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Canada
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Alberta
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:Northern Alberta
Subdivision Type3:Census division
Subdivision Name3:13
Subdivision Type4:Municipal district
Subdivision Name4:Athabasca County
Leader Title:Reeve
Leader Title1:Governing body
Area Footnotes: (2021)
Area Land Km2:3.17
Population As Of:2021
Population Total:72
Population Density Km2:22.7
Timezone1:MST
Utc Offset1:-7
Timezone1 Dst:MDT
Utc Offset1 Dst:-6

Rochester is a hamlet in northern Alberta, Canada within Athabasca County. It is east of Highway 2, north of Edmonton.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Rochester had a population of 72 living in 42 of its 59 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 79. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2021.[1]

As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Rochester had a population of 79 living in 38 of its 45 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2011 population of 101. With a land area of 2.44km2, it had a population density of in 2016.[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places . . February 9, 2022 . February 10, 2022.
  2. 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.