Buford, Alberta

Hamlet in Alberta, Canada

53°14′51″N 113°55′52″W / 53.24750°N 113.93111°W / 53.24750; -113.93111CountryCanadaProvinceAlbertaRegionEdmonton Metropolitan RegionCensus division11Municipal districtLeduc CountyGovernment

• TypeUnincorporated • Governing bodyLeduc County CouncilArea

(2021)^[1]

• Land2.61 km² (1.01 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[1]

• Total33 • Density12.7/km² (33/sq mi)Time zoneUTC−07:00 (MST) • Summer (DST)UTC−06:00 (MDT)Area code(s)780, 587, 825

Buford is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada within Leduc County.^[2] It is located 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) south of Highway 39, 23 kilometres (14 mi) west of Leduc.

The hamlet takes its name from Buford, North Dakota.^[3]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Buford had a population of 33 living in 12 of its 12 total private dwellings, a change of -29.8% from its 2016 population of 47. With a land area of 2.61 km² (1.01 sq mi), it had a population density of 12.6/km² (32.7/sq mi) in 2021.^[1]

As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Buford had a population of 47 living in 18 of its 18 total private dwellings, a change of 67.9% from its 2011 population of 28. With a land area of 2.61 km² (1.01 sq mi), it had a population density of 18.0/km² (46.6/sq mi) in 2016.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
^ "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. June 3, 2024. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
^ Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 26.
^ "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.