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Girouxville

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nameGirouxville
official_nameVillage of Girouxville
native_name
settlement_typeVillage
image_skylineGirouxville_Museum,_Alberta.jpg
image_captionGirouxville Museum
image_map0125 Village Girouxville, Alberta Locator.svg
map_captionLocation in M.D. of Smoky River
pushpin_mapCanada Alberta
pushpin_label_position
pushpin_map_captionLocation in Alberta
coordinates
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameCanada
subdivision_type1Province
subdivision_type2Region
subdivision_type4Municipal district
subdivision_name1Alberta
subdivision_name2Northern Alberta
subdivision_type3Planning region
subdivision_name3Upper Peace
subdivision_name4Smoky River
established_titleFounded
established_title1Incorporated
established_date1
established_title2• Village
established_date2December 31, 1951
leader_titleMayor
leader_nameJoseph Zdeb
leader_title1Governing body
leader_name1Girouxville Village Council
elevation_footnotes
elevation_m570
area_footnotes(2021)
area_land_km20.66
population_as_of2021
population_footnotes
population_total278
population_density_km2422.4
websitehttps://www.girouxville.ca
leader_title2
leader_title3MLA
timezoneMST
utc_offset−7
timezone_DSTMDT
utc_offset_DST−6
blank_nameHighways
blank_infoHighway 49
blank1_nameWaterway
blank1_infoHunting Creek

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

population history

|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

  1. (October 21, 2016). "Location and History Profile: Village of Girouxville". [[Alberta Municipal Affairs]].
  3. (1928). "Place-names of Alberta". Geographic Board of Canada..
  4. Discover The Peace Country. "Girouxville - Community Profile".
  5. (1958). "Census of Canada, 1956". [[Statistics Canada.
  6. (1967). "1966 Census of Canada". [[Statistics Canada.
  7. (1977). "1976 Census of Canada". [[Statistics Canada]].
  8. (1982). "1981 Census of Canada". [[Statistics Canada]].
  9. (1992). "91 Census". [[Statistics Canada]].
  10. "Population and Dwelling Counts, for Canada, Provinces and Territories, and Census Divisions, 2001 and 1996 Censuses – 100% Data (Alberta)". [[Statistics Canada]].
  11. (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]].
  12. (February 9, 2022). "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities)". [[Statistics Canada]].
  13. "2017 Municipal Affairs Population List". [[Alberta Municipal Affairs]].
  14. (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]].
  15. (2007-10-30). "Singer, actor Robert Goulet dies at 73". CBC News.
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