Girouxville
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Girouxville |
| official_name | Village of Girouxville |
| native_name | |
| settlement_type | Village |
| image_skyline | Girouxville_Museum,_Alberta.jpg |
| image_caption | Girouxville Museum |
| image_map | 0125 Village Girouxville, Alberta Locator.svg |
| map_caption | Location in M.D. of Smoky River |
| pushpin_map | Canada Alberta |
| pushpin_label_position | |
| pushpin_map_caption | Location in Alberta |
| coordinates | |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | Canada |
| subdivision_type1 | Province |
| subdivision_type2 | Region |
| subdivision_type4 | Municipal district |
| subdivision_name1 | Alberta |
| subdivision_name2 | Northern Alberta |
| subdivision_type3 | Planning region |
| subdivision_name3 | Upper Peace |
| subdivision_name4 | Smoky River |
| established_title | Founded |
| established_title1 | Incorporated |
| established_date1 | |
| established_title2 | • Village |
| established_date2 | December 31, 1951 |
| leader_title | Mayor |
| leader_name | Joseph Zdeb |
| leader_title1 | Governing body |
| leader_name1 | Girouxville Village Council |
| elevation_footnotes | |
| elevation_m | 570 |
| area_footnotes | (2021) |
| area_land_km2 | 0.66 |
| population_as_of | 2021 |
| population_footnotes | |
| population_total | 278 |
| population_density_km2 | 422.4 |
| website | https://www.girouxville.ca |
| leader_title2 | |
| leader_title3 | MLA |
| timezone | MST |
| utc_offset | −7 |
| timezone_DST | MDT |
| utc_offset_DST | −6 |
| blank_name | Highways |
| blank_info | Highway 49 |
| blank1_name | Waterway |
| blank1_info | Hunting Creek |
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| subdivision_type4 = Municipal district
| subdivision_name1 = Alberta
| subdivision_name2 = Northern Alberta
| subdivision_type3 = Planning region
| subdivision_name3 = Upper Peace
| subdivision_name4 = Smoky River
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| established_title1 = Incorporated
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| established_title2 = • Village
| established_date2 = December 31, 1951
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| leader_title = Mayor
| leader_name = Joseph Zdeb
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| leader_name1 = Girouxville Village Council
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| elevation_m = 570
| area_footnotes = (2021)
| area_land_km2 = 0.66
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| timezone = MST
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Girouxville ( , ) is a village in northern Alberta, Canada. It is located 58 km south of the Town of Peace River.
History
The community has the name of the local Giroux family, being named after Father Henri Giroux, a Roman Catholic missionary appointed by Émile Grouard. In 1951, Girouxville was incorporated as a village.
Demographics
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|1956|300 |1961|318 |1966|305 |1971|347 |1976|303 |1981|325 |1986|367 |1991|349 |1996|332 |2001|306 |2006|282 |2011|266 |2016|219 |2021|278
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Village of Girouxville had a population of 278 living in 127 of its 150 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 219. With a land area of 0.66 km2, it had a population density of in 2021.
The population of the Village of Girouxville according to its 2017 municipal census is 289.
In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Village of Girouxville recorded a population of 219 living in 107 of its 130 total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of 266. With a land area of 0.67 km2, it had a population density of in 2016.
Notable people
Singer and actor Robert Goulet lived in Girouxville for a portion of his teenage years.
References
References
- (October 21, 2016). "Location and History Profile: Village of Girouxville". [[Alberta Municipal Affairs]].
- (1928). "Place-names of Alberta". Geographic Board of Canada..
- Discover The Peace Country. "Girouxville - Community Profile".
- (1958). "Census of Canada, 1956". [[Statistics Canada.
- (1967). "1966 Census of Canada". [[Statistics Canada.
- (1977). "1976 Census of Canada". [[Statistics Canada]].
- (1982). "1981 Census of Canada". [[Statistics Canada]].
- (1992). "91 Census". [[Statistics Canada]].
- "Population and Dwelling Counts, for Canada, Provinces and Territories, and Census Divisions, 2001 and 1996 Censuses – 100% Data (Alberta)". [[Statistics Canada]].
- (January 6, 2010). "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2006 and 2001 censuses – 100% data (Alberta)". [[Statistics Canada]].
- (February 9, 2022). "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities)". [[Statistics Canada]].
- "2017 Municipal Affairs Population List". [[Alberta Municipal Affairs]].
- (February 8, 2017). "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Alberta)". [[Statistics Canada]].
- (2007-10-30). "Singer, actor Robert Goulet dies at 73". CBC News.
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