Rockyford, Alberta Explained

Rockyford
Official Name:Village of Rockyford
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Alberta
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Rockyford
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:No. 5
Subdivision Type4:Municipal district
Subdivision Name4:Wheatland County
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Darcy J. Burke
Leader Title1:Governing body
Leader Name1:Rockyford Village Council
Established Title:Founded
Established Title1:Incorporated[1]
Established Date1: 
Established Title2: • Village
Established Date2:March 28, 1919
Area Footnotes: (2021)
Area Land Km2:1.04
Population As Of:2021
Population Total:395
Population Density Km2:380.7
Timezone:MST
Utc Offset:−7
Timezone Dst:MDT
Utc Offset Dst:−6
Coordinates:51.2339°N -113.1383°W
Elevation M:850
Blank Name:Highways
Blank Info:21
Blank1 Name:Waterways
Blank1 Info:Serviceberry Creek

Rockyford is a village in southern Alberta, Canada. It is approximately 88km (55miles) east of Calgary and 56km (35miles) southwest of Drumheller. It was founded in 1913 upon the arrival of the Canadian National Railway.[2]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Village of Rockyford had a population of 395 living in 144 of its 154 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 316. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2021.[3]

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Village of Rockyford recorded a population of 316 living in 144 of its 151 total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of 325. With a land area of 1.08km2, it had a population density of in 2016.[4]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Location and History Profile: Village of Rockyford . . 512 . October 21, 2016 . October 23, 2016.
  2. Book: Dougan, Harvey. The English Colony Nightingale and District. 1979. Nightingale Women's Institute. Nightingale, Alberta. 58.
  3. Web site: Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities) . . February 9, 2022 . February 9, 2022.
  4. 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.