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Chauvin, Alberta
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Chauvin |
| official_name | Village of Chauvin |
| native_name | |
| settlement_type | Village |
| image_skyline | Another Roger Puta Cab Ride -- Western Canada This Time -- 13 Photos (35562015990).jpg |
| pushpin_map | Canada Alberta |
| pushpin_label_position | none |
| pushpin_map_caption | Location in Alberta |
| pushpin_mapsize | 200 |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | Canada |
| subdivision_type1 | Province |
| subdivision_name1 | Alberta |
| subdivision_type2 | Region |
| subdivision_name2 | Central Alberta |
| subdivision_type3 | Census division |
| subdivision_name3 | 7 |
| subdivision_type4 | Municipal district |
| subdivision_name4 | Municipal District of Wainwright No. 61 |
| government_footnotes | |
| leader_title | Mayor |
| leader_name | Alan Dow |
| leader_title1 | Governing body |
| leader_name1 | Chauvin Village Council |
| established_title | Founded |
| established_title1 | Incorporated |
| established_date1 | |
| established_title2 | • Village |
| established_date2 | December 30, 1912 |
| area_footnotes | (2021) |
| area_land_km2 | 2.22 |
| population_as_of | 2021 |
| population_footnotes | |
| population_total | 304 |
| population_density_km2 | 136.9 |
| population_blank1_title | Municipal census (2016) |
| population_blank1 | 345 |
| timezone | MST |
| utc_offset | −7 |
| timezone_DST | MDT |
| utc_offset_DST | −6 |
| coordinates | |
| elevation_footnotes | |
| elevation_m | 625 |
| blank_name | Highways |
| blank_info | Highway 17 |
| blank1_name | Secondary Highway |
| blank1_info | Highway 610 |
| website |
Chauvin ( ) is a village in east central Alberta, Canada. It is located 60 km east of Wainwright, and 10 km west of the Saskatchewan border. It is also the home of Susie the Softball, the world's largest softball.
History
Chauvin started as a railroad siding in 1908. It was incorporated as a village in 1912. The village has the name of George Von Chauvin, a railroad official.
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Village of Chauvin had a population of 304 living in 143 of its 162 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 335. With a land area of 2.22 km2, it had a population density of in 2021.
In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Village of Chauvin recorded a population of 335 living in 145 of its 156 total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of 334. With a land area of 2.24 km2, it had a population density of in 2016.
The population of the Village of Chauvin according to its 2016 municipal census is 345, a change from its 2011 municipal census population of 340.
References
References
- {{AMOS
- (October 14, 2016). "Location and History Profile: Village of Chauvin". [[Alberta Municipal Affairs]].
- The Canadian Press. (2017). "The Canadian Press Stylebook". [[The Canadian Press]].
- Chauvin, Ribstone and Districts History Book Committee. (1982). "Across the Years". Inter-Collegiate Press.
- (1928). "Place-names of Alberta". Geographic Board of Canada.
- (February 9, 2022). "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities)". [[Statistics Canada]].
- (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]].
- "2016 Municipal Affairs Population List". [[Alberta Municipal Affairs]].
- "2015 Municipal Affairs Population List". [[Alberta Municipal Affairs]].
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