Rochon Sands facts for kids
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Rochon Sands
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Summer village
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| Summer Village of Rochon Sands | ||
Sands Street
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 Rochon Sands
Location in Alberta
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| Country | Canada | |
| Province | Alberta | |
| Census division | No. 7 | |
| Incorporated | May 17, 1929 | |
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| • Type | Municipal incorporation | |
| Area
(2021)
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| • Land | 2.03 km2 (0.78 sq mi) | |
| Population
(2021)
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| • Total | 97 | |
| • Density | 47.7/km2 (124/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | UTC−7 (MST) | |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) | |
Rochon Sands (/ˈroʊʃən/) is a summer village on Buffalo Lake in central Alberta, Canada. It is south of Rochon Sands Provincial Park. The summer village and the park take their name from the Rochon family who owned the land in the early 1900s.
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Summer Village of Rochon Sands had a population of 97 living in 53 of its 156 total private dwellings, a change of 12.8% from its 2016 population of 86. With a land area of 2.03 km2 (0.78 sq mi), it had a population density of 47.8/km2 (124/sq mi) in 2021.
In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Summer Village of Rochon Sands had a population of 86 living in 47 of its 152 total private dwellings, a 32.3% change from its 2011 population of 65. With a land area of 2.16 km2 (0.83 sq mi), it had a population density of 39.8/km2 (103/sq mi) in 2016.
