Joussard

Hamlet in Alberta, Canada

55°23′52″N 115°57′08″W / 55.39778°N 115.95222°W / 55.39778; -115.95222CountryCanadaProvinceAlbertaRegionNorthern AlbertaCensus division17Municipal districtBig Lakes CountyGovernment

• TypeUnincorporated • Governing bodyBig Lakes County CouncilArea

(2021)^[1]

• Land19.87 km² (7.67 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[1]

• Total334 • Density16.8/km² (44/sq mi)Time zoneUTC−07:00 (MST) • Summer (DST)UTC−06:00 (MDT)Area code(s)780, 587, 825

Joussard is a hamlet in northern Alberta within Big Lakes County.^[2] It is 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) north of Highway 2, approximately 83 kilometres (52 mi) west of Slave Lake.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Joussard had a population of 334 living in 162 of its 232 total private dwellings, a change of 30% from its 2016 population of 257. With a land area of 19.87 km² (7.67 sq mi), it had a population density of 16.8/km² (43.5/sq mi) in 2021.^[1]

As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Joussard had a population of 223 living in 100 of its 175 total private dwellings, a change of 23.2% from its 2011 population of 181. With a land area of 3.68 km² (1.42 sq mi), it had a population density of 60.6/km² (156.9/sq mi) in 2016.^[3]

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. January 12, 2022. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
^ "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.