Rochon Sands Explained

Rochon Sands
Official Name:Summer Village of Rochon Sands
Settlement Type:Summer village
Pushpin Map:Alberta
Pushpin Label Position:none
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Rochon Sands in Alberta
Pushpin Mapsize:220
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Canada
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Alberta
Subdivision Type3:Census division
Subdivision Name3:No. 7
Government Type:Municipal incorporation
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Daniel Hiller
Leader Title1:Governing body
Leader Name1:Rochon Sands Summer Village Council
Area Footnotes: (2021)
Area Land Km2:2.03
Population As Of:2021
Population Total:97
Population Density Km2:47.7
Timezone:MST
Utc Offset:−7
Timezone Dst:MDT
Utc Offset Dst:−6
Coordinates:52.4572°N -112.8835°W

Rochon Sands is a summer village on Buffalo Lake in central Alberta, Canada. It is south of Rochon Sands Provincial Park. The summer village and the park take their name from the Rochon family who owned the land in the early 1900s.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Summer Village of Rochon Sands had a population of 97 living in 53 of its 156 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 86. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2021.[1]

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Summer Village of Rochon Sands had a population of 86 living in 47 of its 152 total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of 65. With a land area of 2.16km2, it had a population density of in 2016.[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities) . . February 9, 2022 . February 9, 2022.
  2. Web site: Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Alberta) . . February 8, 2017 . February 8, 2017.