Erskine, Alberta facts for kids

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Hamlet
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Country	Canada
Province	Alberta
Region	Central Alberta
Census division	7
Municipal district	County of Stettler No. 6
Government
• Type	Unincorporated
Area  (2021)
• Land	0.86 km2 (0.33 sq mi)
Population  (2021)
• Total	319
• Density	371.3/km2 (962/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−07:00 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−06:00 (MDT)
Area code(s)	403, 587, 825

Erskine is a small community known as a hamlet in Alberta, Canada. It is located within the County of Stettler No. 6. Erskine used to be an official village, but it changed its status on May 10, 1946. It then became part of the Municipal District of Waverly No. 367.

This hamlet is about 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) west of Stettler. It is also about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) south of Rochon Sands. You can find it 64 kilometres (40 mi) east of Red Deer. Erskine was first settled in 1905. It was named after a British judge named Thomas Erskine, 1st Baron Erskine.

Erskine's Population

This section tells us about the number of people living in Erskine. This is also called demographics.

Population in 2021

In the 2021 Census, Statistics Canada counted the population of Erskine. There were 319 people living there. These people lived in 136 of the 140 available homes. This number was a bit higher than in 2016. The population grew by 13.1% from 2016.

Erskine covers a land area of 0.86 km² (0.33 sq mi). This means that in 2021, there were about 370.9/km² (961/sq mi) people living in each square kilometer.

Population in 2016

In the 2016 Census, Erskine was counted as a "designated place." There were 282 people living in Erskine at that time. They lived in 122 of the 134 homes. This was a small decrease of -2.8% from its 2011 population of 290 people.

The land area of Erskine was still 0.86 km² (0.33 sq mi) in 2016. So, the population density was about 327.9/km² (849/sq mi) people per square kilometer.