Alder Flats

Alder Flats is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada within the County of Wetaskiwin No. 10.^[2] It is located 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) west of Highway 22 at the western terminus of Highway 13, approximately 120 kilometres (75 mi) southwest of Edmonton.

Alder Flats
Hamlet
Nickname:  the gem of Alberta
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Coordinates: 52°55′59″N 114°57′25″W
Country	Canada
Province	Alberta
Region	Central Alberta
Census division	11
Municipal district	County of Wetaskiwin No. 10
Government
• Type	Unincorporated
• Governing body	County of Wetaskiwin No. 10 Council
Area  (2021)[1]
• Land	1.85 km2 (0.71 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	137
• Density	74.2/km2 (192/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−07:00 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−06:00 (MDT)
Area codes	780, 587, 825

Demographics

Population history
of Alder Flats

Year	Pop.	±%
1951	62	—
1956	369	+495.2%
1961	121	−67.2%
1966	118	−2.5%
1971	133	+12.7%
1976	94	−29.3%
1981	106	+12.8%
1986	111	+4.7%
1991	115	+3.6%
1991A	116	+0.9%
1996	139	+19.8%
2001	133	−4.3%
2006	148	+11.3%
2011	152	+2.7%
2016	167	+9.9%
2021	137	−18.0%
Source: Statistics Canada [3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][1]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Alder Flats had a population of 137 living in 58 of its 69 total private dwellings, a change of -18% from its 2016 population of 167. With a land area of 1.85 km² (0.71 sq mi), it had a population density of 74.1/km² (191.8/sq mi) in 2021.^[1]

As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Alder Flats had a population of 167 living in 60 of its 70 total private dwellings, a change of 9.9% from its 2011 population of 152. With a land area of 1.85 km² (0.71 sq mi), it had a population density of 90.3/km² (233.8/sq mi) in 2016.^[16]

See also

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