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Chauvin
Village
Village of Chauvin
Chauvin is located in Alberta
Chauvin
Chauvin
Location in Alberta
Country Canada
Province Alberta
Region Central Alberta
Census division 7
Municipal district Municipal District of Wainwright No. 61
Incorporated  
 • Village December 30, 1912
Area
 (2021)
 • Land 2.22 km2 (0.86 sq mi)
Elevation
625 m (2,051 ft)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total 304
 • Density 136.9/km2 (355/sq mi)
 • Municipal census (2016)
345
Time zone UTC−7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−6 (MDT)
Highways Highway 17
Secondary Highway Highway 610

Chauvin ( SHAW-vən) is a village in east central Alberta, Canada. It is located 60 kilometres (37 mi) east of Wainwright, and 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) 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

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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 0.3% change from its 2011 population of 334. With a land area of 2.24 km2 (0.86 sq mi), it had a population density of 149.6/km2 (387/sq mi) in 2016.

The population of the Village of Chauvin according to its 2016 municipal census is 345, a 1.5% change from its 2011 municipal census population of 340.

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