Birch Cove facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Birch Cove
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Summer village
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| Summer Village of Birch Cove | |
 Birch Cove
Location in Alberta
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| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Census division | No. 13 |
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| • Type | Municipal incorporation |
| Area
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| • Land | 0.29 km2 (0.11 sq mi) |
| Population
(2021)
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| • Total | 67 |
| • Density | 232.2/km2 (601/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
Birch Cove is a special kind of town called a summer village in Alberta, Canada. It's a small community located between Highway 33 and a lake called Lac la Nonne. You can find it about 99 kilometers (or 62 miles) northwest of a big city named Edmonton. Summer villages are often places where people have vacation homes, especially for enjoying the warmer months.
How Many People Live Here?
This section tells us about the number of people living in Birch Cove.
Population in 2021
In 2021, Statistics Canada counted the people living in Birch Cove. They found that 67 people lived there. These people lived in 27 homes, out of a total of 61 possible homes. This was a jump in population from 2016.
The land area of Birch Cove is quite small, about 0.29 square kilometers. This means that in 2021, there were about 232 people living in each square kilometer. This is called population density.
Population in 2016
Back in 2016, Statistics Canada also counted the population. At that time, 45 people lived in Birch Cove. They lived in 20 homes, out of 74 available homes. This number was the same as the population in 2011.
The land area in 2016 was slightly larger, about 0.3 square kilometers. The population density in 2016 was about 150 people per square kilometer.
