Bruce, Alberta

Bruce
Hamlet
Bruce Hotel and Restaurant
Location of Bruce in Alberta
Coordinates: 53°10′24″N 112°2′20″W
Country	Canada
Province	Alberta
Census division	No. 10
Municipal district	Beaver County
Government
• Type	Unincorporated
• Governing body	Beaver County Council
Area  (2021)[1]
• Land	0.86 km^2 (0.33 sq mi)
Elevation	680 m (2,230 ft)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	65
• Density	75.7/km^2 (196/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-7 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-6 (MDT)
Postal Code	T0B 0R0

Bruce is a hamlet in Alberta, Canada within Beaver County.^[2] It is located along Highway 14 between Viking and Ryley, approximately 115 kilometers (71 mi) east of Edmonton, and has an elevation of 680 meters (2,230 ft).

The community has the middle name of A. Bruce Smith, a telephone executive.^[3] The hamlet is located in Census Division No. 10 and in the federal riding of Vegreville-Wainwright.

Demographics

Population history
of Bruce

Year	Pop.	±%
1941	168	—
1951	157	−6.5%
1956	159	+1.3%
1961	171	+7.5%
1966	147	−14.0%
1971	110	−25.2%
1976	93	−15.5%
1981	88	−5.4%
1986	93	+5.7%
1991	61	−34.4%
2011	60	−1.6%
2016	50	−16.7%
2016R	60	+20.0%
2021	65	+8.3%
Source: Statistics Canada [4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][1]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Bruce had a population of 65 living in 40 of its 53 total private dwellings, a change of 8.3% from its 2016 population of 60. With a land area of 0.86 km² (0.33 sq mi), it had a population density of 75.6/km² (195.8/sq mi) in 2021.^[1]

As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Bruce had a population of 50 living in 31 of its 51 total private dwellings, a change of -16.7% from its 2011 population of 60. With a land area of 0.86 km² (0.33 sq mi), it had a population density of 58.1/km² (150.6/sq mi) in 2016.^[13]

Notable people

• Margaret Shelton (1915–1984), Canadian print maker^[14]

See also

• List of communities in Alberta
• List of hamlets in Alberta

References

1. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
2. "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. June 3, 2024. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
3. Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 25.
4. Ninth Census of Canada, 1951 (PDF). Vol. SP-7 (Population: Unincorporated villages and hamlets). Dominion Bureau of Statistics. March 31, 1954. Retrieved September 22, 2024.
5. Census of Canada, 1956 (PDF). Vol. Population of unincorporated villages and settlements. Dominion Bureau of Statistics. October 25, 1957. Retrieved September 23, 2024.
6. 1961 Census of Canada: Population (PDF). Series SP: Unincorporated Villages. Vol. Bulletin SP—4. Ottawa: Dominion Bureau of Statistics. April 18, 1963. Retrieved September 25, 2024.
7. Census of Canada 1966: Population (PDF). Special Bulletin: Unincorporated Places. Vol. Bulletin S–3. Ottawa: Dominion Bureau of Statistics. 1968. Retrieved September 25, 2024.
8. 1971 Census of Canada: Population (PDF). Special Bulletin: Unincorporated Settlements. Vol. Bulletin SP—1. Ottawa: Statistics Canada. 1973. Retrieved September 25, 2024.
9. "Geographical Identification and Population for Unincorporated Places of 25 persons and over, 1971 and 1976". 1976 Census of Canada (PDF). Supplementary Bulletins: Geographic and Demographic (Population of Unincorporated Places—Canada). Vol. Bulletin 8SG.1. Ottawa: Statistics Canada. 1978. Retrieved September 26, 2024.
10. 1981 Census of Canada (PDF). Place name reference list. Vol. Western provinces and the Territories. Ottawa: Statistics Canada. 1983. Retrieved September 26, 2024.
11. 1986 Census of Canada (PDF). Population. Vol. Unincorporated Places. Ottawa: Statistics Canada. 1988. Retrieved September 26, 2024.
12. 91 Census (PDF). Population and Dwelling Counts. Vol. Unincorporated Places. Ottawa: Statistics Canada. 1993. Retrieved September 26, 2024.
13. "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.
14. https://margaretshelton.ca/ ^{[bare URL]}

External links

• Official website