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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Pincher Station
Pincher Station, once known as Pincher City, is a hamlet in southern Alberta, Canada within the Municipal District of Pincher Creek No. 9. 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.

Demographics

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]

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 km (0.19 sq mi), it had a population density of 52.0/km (134.7/sq mi) in 2021.

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 km (0.15 sq mi), it had a population density of 62.5/km (161.9/sq mi) in 2016.

See also

References

Fertilizer grain elevator along the train tracks in Pincher Station
  1. ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
  2. ^ M.D. of Pincher Creek No. 9. "History of Pincher Station". Retrieved April 12, 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. June 3, 2024. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "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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