Acadia Valley is located alongHighway 41 commonly referred to as Buffalo Trail betweenOyen andMedicine Hat and sits about 14.5 km (9.0 mi) west of the Alberta-Saskatchewan border. Acadia Valley sits at an elevation of 716 m (2,349 ft).
The hamlet is located withincensus divisionNo. 4. It was named in 1910 by settlers from Nova Scotia.[4]
In the2021 Census of Population conducted byStatistics Canada, Acadia Valley had a population of 143 living in 71 of its 86 total private dwellings, a change of-4% from its 2016 population of 149. With a land area of 0.46 km2 (0.18 sq mi), it had a population density of310.9/km2 (805.1/sq mi) in 2021.[1]
As a designated place in the2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Acadia Valley had a population of 149 living in 71 of its 82 total private dwellings, a change of8.8% from its 2011 population of 137. With a land area of 0.47 km2 (0.18 sq mi), it had a population density of317.0/km2 (821.1/sq mi) in 2016.[18]
^"Geographical Identification and Population for Unincorporated Places of 25 persons and over, 1971 and 1976".1976 Census of Canada(PDF). Supplementary Bulletins: Geographic and Demographic (Population of Unincorporated Places—Canada). Vol. Bulletin 8SG.1. Ottawa:Statistics Canada. 1978. RetrievedSeptember 26, 2024.
^1981 Census of Canada(PDF). Place name reference list. Vol. Western provinces and the Territories. Ottawa:Statistics Canada. 1983. RetrievedSeptember 26, 2024.
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