Rochon Sands () is a
summer village
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on
Buffalo Lake in
central Alberta
Central Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta.
Central Alberta is the most densely populated rural area in the province. Agriculture and energy are important to the area's economy.
Geography
Central Alberta is bordered ...
, Canada. It is south of
Rochon Sands Provincial Park. The summer village and the park take their name from the Rochon family who owned the land in the early 1900s.
Demographics
In the
2021 Census of Population
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conducted by
Statistics Canada
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, the Summer Village of Rochon Sands had a population of 97 living in 53 of its 156 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 86. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.
In the
2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Summer Village of Rochon Sands had a population of 86 living in 47 of its 152 total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of 65. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2016.
See also
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List of communities in Alberta
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List of summer villages in Alberta
A summer village is a type of urban municipality in the Canadian province of Alberta that has a permanent population generally less than 300 permanent inhabitants, as well as seasonal (non-permanent) inhabitants.
Alberta has a total of 51 summe ...
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List of resort villages in Saskatchewan
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References
External links
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1929 establishments in Alberta
Summer villages in Alberta
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