Peers, Alberta

Peers
Hamlet
Location of Peers in Alberta
Coordinates: 53°39′57″N 115°59′33″W
Country	Canada
Province	Alberta
Census division	No. 14
Municipal district	Yellowhead County
Area  (2021)[1]
• Land	0.9 km^2 (0.3 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	91
• Density	101.5/km^2 (263/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−7 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−6 (MDT)

Peers is a hamlet in west-central Alberta, Canada within Yellowhead County.^[2] 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^[3]

Statistics Canada recognizes Peers as a designated place.^[4]

Demographics

Population history
of Peers

Year	Pop.	±%
1941	79	—
1951	56	−29.1%
1956	98	+75.0%
1961	128	+30.6%
1966	120	−6.2%
1971	129	+7.5%
1976	162	+25.6%
1981	111	−31.5%
1986	138	+24.3%
1991	113	−18.1%
1991A	114	+0.9%
1996	119	+4.4%
2001	120	+0.8%
2006	113	−5.8%
2011	108	−4.4%
2016	98	−9.3%
2021	91	−7.1%
Source: Statistics Canada [5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][1]

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 km² (0.35 sq mi), it had a population density of 101.1/km² (261.9/sq mi) in 2021.^[1]

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 km² (0.35 sq mi), it had a population density of 107.7/km² (278.9/sq mi) in 2016.^[18]

Notable people

• Katie Ohe: sculptor

See also

• List of communities in Alberta
• List of designated places in Alberta
• List of hamlets in Alberta

References

1. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places". Statistics Canada. 9 February 2022. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
2. "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. 3 June 2024. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
3. [Peers Gold Dust Daze "Peers Gold Dust Daze Site"]. Google Sites. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
4. "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and designated places, 2011 and 2006 censuses (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. 8 February 2012. Retrieved 7 April 2012.
5. Ninth Census of Canada, 1951 (PDF). Vol. SP-7 (Population: Unincorporated villages and hamlets). Dominion Bureau of Statistics. 31 March 1954. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
6. Census of Canada, 1956 (PDF). Vol. Population of unincorporated villages and settlements. Dominion Bureau of Statistics. 25 October 1957. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
7. 1961 Census of Canada: Population (PDF). Series SP: Unincorporated Villages. Vol. Bulletin SP—4. Ottawa: Dominion Bureau of Statistics. 18 April 1963. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
8. Census of Canada 1966: Population (PDF). Special Bulletin: Unincorporated Places. Vol. Bulletin S–3. Ottawa: Dominion Bureau of Statistics. 1968. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
9. 1971 Census of Canada: Population (PDF). Special Bulletin: Unincorporated Settlements. Vol. Bulletin SP—1. Ottawa: Statistics Canada. 1973. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
10. "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 26 September 2024.
11. 1981 Census of Canada (PDF). Place name reference list. Vol. Western provinces and the Territories. Ottawa: Statistics Canada. 1983. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
12. 1986 Census of Canada (PDF). Population. Vol. Unincorporated Places. Ottawa: Statistics Canada. 1988. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
13. 91 Census (PDF). Population and Dwelling Counts. Vol. Unincorporated Places. Ottawa: Statistics Canada. 1993. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
14. 96 Census (PDF). A National Overivew: Population and Dwelling Counts. Ottawa: Statistics Canada. 1997. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
15. "Population and Dwelling Counts, for Canada, Provinces and Territories, and Census Divisions, 2001 and 1996 Censuses - 100% Data (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. 15 August 2012. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
16. "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and designated places, 2006 and 2001 censuses - 100% data (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. 20 July 2021. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
17. "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and designated places, 2011 and 2006 censuses (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. 8 February 2012. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
18. "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and designated places, 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. 8 February 2017. Retrieved 13 February 2017.