Peers, Alberta
Peers is a hamlet in west-central Alberta, Canada within Yellowhead County. It is located on Highway 32, 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) north of the Yellowhead Highway (Highway 16) and approximately 35 kilometres (22 mi) northeast of Edson. January Creek, a tributary of the McLeod River flows directly adjacent to the hamlet. Peers is also home to the annual Peers Gold Dust Daze, which takes place ~3 miles away from Peers
Statistics Canada recognizes Peers as a designated place.
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Peers had a population of 91 living in 49 of its 62 total private dwellings, a change of -7.1% from its 2016 population of 98. With a land area of 0.9 km (0.35 sq mi), it had a population density of 101.1/km (261.9/sq mi) in 2021.
As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Peers had a population of 98 living in 48 of its 56 total private dwellings, a change of -9.3% from its 2011 population of 108. With a land area of 0.91 km (0.35 sq mi), it had a population density of 107.7/km (278.9/sq mi) in 2016.