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Marlboro
Marlboro is located in Yellowhead County
Marlboro
Marlboro
Location in Yellowhead County
Marlboro is located in Alberta
Marlboro
Marlboro
Location in Alberta
Country Canada
Province Alberta
Census division 14
Municipal district Yellowhead County
Founded 1913
Area
 (2021)
 • Land 0.29 km2 (0.11 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total 97
 • Density 333.8/km2 (865/sq mi)
Time zone UTC−7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−6 (MDT)
Area code(s) 780, 587, 825

Marlboro is a hamlet in west-central Alberta, Canada within Yellowhead County. It is located on the Yellowhead Highway (Highway 16), approximately 25 kilometres (16 mi) west of Edson. Sundance Provincial Park is located northwest of the hamlet.

Statistics Canada recognizes Marlboro as a designated place.

Demographics

Population history
of Marlboro
Year Pop. ±%
1941 195 —    
1951 135 −30.8%
1956 301 +123.0%
1961 289 −4.0%
1966 191 −33.9%
1971 156 −18.3%
1976 168 +7.7%
1981 211 +25.6%
1986 183 −13.3%
1991 186 +1.6%
1996 175 −5.9%
2001 160 −8.6%
2006 156 −2.5%
2011 90 −42.3%
2016 114 +26.7%
2021 97 −14.9%
Source: Statistics Canada

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Marlboro had a population of 97 living in 38 of its 43 total private dwellings, a change of -14.9% from its 2016 population of 114. With a land area of 0.29 km2 (0.11 sq mi), it had a population density of 334.5/km2 (866/sq mi) in 2021.

As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Marlboro had a population of 90 living in 34 of its 40 total private dwellings, a change of 12.5% from its 2011 population of 80. With a land area of 0.38 km2 (0.15 sq mi), it had a population density of 236.8/km2 (613/sq mi) in 2016.

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