Acadia Valley facts for kids

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Hamlet
Acadia Valley Location in the M.D. of Acadia Show map of the M.D. of Acadia Acadia Valley Location in Alberta Show map of Alberta
Country	Canada
Province	Alberta
Planning region	Red Deer
Municipal district	M.D. of Acadia No. 34
Government
• Type	Unincorporated
Area  (2021)
• Land	0.46 km2 (0.18 sq mi)
Elevation	716 m (2,349 ft)
Population  (2021)
• Total	143
• Density	308.1/km2 (798/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−7 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−6 (MDT)

Acadia Valley is a hamlet in southeast Alberta, Canada within the Municipal District (MD) of Acadia No. 34. The MD of Acadia No. 34's municipal office is located in Acadia Valley.

Acadia Valley is located along Highway 41 commonly referred to as Buffalo Trail between Oyen and Medicine Hat and sits about 14.5 km (9.0 mi) west of the Alberta-Saskatchewan border. Acadia Valley sits at an elevation of 716 m (2,349 ft).

The hamlet is located within census division No. 4. It was named in 1910 by settlers from Nova Scotia.

Demographics

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As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Acadia Valley recorded a population of 149 living in 71 of its 82 total private dwellings, a change of 8.8% from its 2011 population of 137. With a land area of 0.47 km² (0.18 sq mi), it had a population density of 317.0/km² (821/sq mi) in 2016.

Attractions

• Prairie Elevator Museum
• Acadia Municipal Recreation Dam - trout fishing