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Ardmore is located in Alberta
Ardmore
Ardmore
Location in Alberta
Country Canada
Province Alberta
Census division No. 12
Municipal district Municipal District of Bonnyville No. 87
Area
 (2021)
 • Land 0.68 km2 (0.26 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total 346
 • Density 509.3/km2 (1,319/sq mi)
Time zone UTC−7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−6 (MDT)

Ardmore, Alberta, is a small community known as a hamlet in northern Alberta, Canada. It is located within the Municipal District of Bonnyville No. 87, which is a type of local government area.

You can find Ardmore about 18 kilometers (11 miles) east of Bonnyville. It sits right along Highway 28. The community is about 550 meters (1,807 feet) above sea level. The name 'Ardmore' might have come from a place with the same name in Ireland or Scotland.

People Living in Ardmore

This section tells us about the number of people who live in Ardmore. This information comes from official counts called censuses.

Population in 2021

In the year 2021, a count of people was done by Statistics Canada. This count showed that Ardmore had a population of 346 people. These people lived in 148 homes out of 159 total homes available. This number was a little higher than the population in 2016.

Ardmore covers a small area of land, about 0.68 square kilometers (0.26 square miles). This means that in 2021, there were about 509 people living in each square kilometer of land.

Population in 2016

In the 2016 census, Ardmore was counted as a "designated place." At that time, 315 people lived there. They lived in 133 homes out of 152 total homes. This was a slight decrease from the population in 2011.

The land area was still 0.68 square kilometers (0.26 square miles) in 2016. This meant there were about 463 people living in each square kilometer.

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