Shaftesbury Settlement, Alberta Explained

Shaftsbury Settlement
Settlement Type:Designated place
Pushpin Relief:yes
Pushpin Map:Canada Alberta#Canada
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Shaftsbury Settlement
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Canada
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Alberta
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:Northern Alberta
Subdivision Type3:Census division
Subdivision Name3:19
Subdivision Type4:Municipal district
Subdivision Name4:Municipal District of Peace No. 135
Government Type:Unincorporated
Leader Title1:Governing body
Leader Name1:Municipal District of Peace No. 135 Council
Established Title:Established
Area Footnotes: (2021)
Area Land Km2:21.82
Population As Of:2021
Population Total:182
Population Density Km2:8.3
Timezone:MST
Utc Offset:−07:00
Timezone Dst:MDT
Utc Offset Dst:−06:00
Coordinates:56.154°N -117.457°W
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Area Code:780, 587, 825
Blank Name:Highways
Blank1 Name:Waterways

Shaftesbury Settlement is an unincorporated community in Alberta, Canada within the Municipal District of Peace No. 135 that is recognized as a designated place by Statistics Canada.[1] It is located on the southeast side of Highway 684, 4km (02miles) south of Highway 2. It is adjacent to the Town of Peace River to the north on the west shore of the Peace River.

The Shaftesbury Formation, a stratigraphic unit of the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin was named for the settlement.[2]

The community was named after Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury. It was founded by Rev. John Gough Brick from Upton-upon-Severn, Worcestershire, in 1888 as an Anglican mission.[3]

A telegraph line was extended from Edmonton to Shaftesbury in 1910 or 1911. This accommodated telephone communication as well and provided the first rapid means of news and communication for the area.[4]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Shaftesbury Settlement had a population of 182 living in 16 of its 22 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 291. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2021.[5]

As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Shaftsbury Settlement had a population of 71 living in 30 of its 31 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2011 population of 50. With a land area of 4.17km2, it had a population density of in 2016.[6]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and designated places, 2006 and 2001 censuses - 100% data (Alberta) . Statistics Canada . 2008-11-05 . 2010-10-17 . Statistics Canada.
  2. Web site: Shaftesbury Formation. . 2009-02-11.
  3. Edmonton Bulletin, September 15, 1888
  4. Edmonton Bulletin, October 13, 1910
  5. Web site: Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places . . February 9, 2022 . February 10, 2022.
  6. 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.