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Coordinates: 49°3126N 113°5652W / 49.52389°N 113.94778°W / 49.52389; -113.94778
 

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Pincher Station
Pincher City
Pincher Station from Alberta Highway 6
Pincher Station from Alberta Highway 6
Pincher Station is located in Alberta
Pincher Station

Pincher Station

Location of Pincher Station

Pincher Station is located in Canada
Pincher Station

Pincher Station

Pincher Station (Canada)

Coordinates: 49°31′26N 113°56′52W / 49.52389°N 113.94778°W / 49.52389; -113.94778
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
RegionSouthern Alberta
Census division3
Municipal districtMunicipal District of Pincher Creek No. 9
Government
 • TypeUnincorporated
 • Governing bodyMunicipal District of Pincher Creek No. 9 Council
Area
 (2021)[1]
 • Land0.5 km2 (0.2 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total26
 • Density64.4/km2 (167/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−07:00 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−06:00 (MDT)
Area code(s)403, 587, 825

Pincher Station, once known as Pincher City,[2] is a hamletinsouthern Alberta, Canada within the Municipal District of Pincher Creek No. 9.[3] It is located on Highway 3, approximately 83 kilometres (52 mi) southwest of Lethbridge. Previously an incorporated community, Pincher City dissolved from village status on May 3, 1932.[4]

Demographics

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Historical population
YearPop.±%
1916 70—    
1921 60−14.3%
1926 50−16.7%
1931 53+6.0%
2006 40−24.5%
2011 25−37.5%
2016 25+0.0%
2021 26+4.0%
Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4][1]

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 4% from its 2016 population of 25. With a land area of 0.5 km2 (0.19 sq mi), it had a population density of 52.0/km2 (134.7/sq mi) in 2021.[1]

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 0% from its 2011 population of 25. With a land area of 0.4 km2 (0.15 sq mi), it had a population density of 62.5/km2 (161.9/sq mi) in 2016.[5]

See also

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References

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Fertilizer grain elevator along the train tracks in Pincher Station

  1. ^ a b c d "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
  • ^ M.D. of Pincher Creek No. 9. "History of Pincher Station". Retrieved April 12, 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  • ^ "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. June 3, 2024. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
  • ^ "Table 6a: Population by census divisions and subdivisions showing reorganization of rural areas, 1931-1946". Census of the Prairie Provinces, 1946. Vol. I: Population. Ottawa: Dominion Bureau of Statistics. 1949. p. 416.
  • ^ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and designated places, 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved February 13, 2017.

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