Rochester, Alberta facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Rochester
Hamlet
Rochester Location in Alberta
Country	Canada
Province	Alberta
Region	Northern Alberta
Census division	13
Municipal district	Athabasca County
Area  (2021)
• Land	3.17 km2 (1.22 sq mi)
Population  (2021)
• Total	72
• Density	22.7/km2 (59/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-7 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-6 (MDT)

Rochester is a hamlet in northern Alberta, Canada within Athabasca County. It is 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) east of Highway 2, 93 kilometres (58 mi) north of Edmonton.

Demographics

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As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Rochester recorded a population of 79 living in 38 of its 45 total private dwellings, a change of -21.8% from its 2011 population of 101. With a land area of 2.44 km² (0.94 sq mi), it had a population density of 32.4/km² (84/sq mi) in 2016.