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| Coordinates:52°19′16″N112°52′47″W / 52.32111°N 112.87972°W /52.32111; -112.87972 | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Region | Central Alberta |
| Census division | 7 |
| Municipal district | County of Stettler No. 6 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Unincorporated |
| • Governing body | County of Stettler No. 6 Council |
| Area (2021)[1] | |
| • Land | 0.86 km2 (0.33 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• 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 (/ˈɜːrskən/) is a hamlet inAlberta, Canada, withinCounty of Stettler No. 6.[2] Previously an incorporated municipality, Erskine dissolved from village status on May 10, 1946, to become part of theMunicipal District of Waverly No. 367.[3]
Erskine is located approximately 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) west ofStettler, 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) south ofRochon Sands and 64 kilometres (40 mi) east ofRed Deer. It was established in 1905 and named after British juristThomas Erskine, 1st Baron Erskine (1750–1823).
Erskine was home to one of the worst mass slayings inAlberta whenSocial CreditStettler representativeJohn Clark murdered seven people before committing suicide on June 3, 1956.[4]
In the2021 Census of Population conducted byStatistics Canada, Erskine had a population of 319 living in 136 of its 140 total private dwellings, a change of13.1% from its 2016 population of 282. With a land area of 0.86 km2 (0.33 sq mi), it had a population density of370.9/km2 (960.7/sq mi) in 2021.[1]
As a designated place in the2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Erskine had a population of 282 living in 122 of its 134 total private dwellings, a change of-2.8% from its 2011 population of 290. With a land area of 0.86 km2 (0.33 sq mi), it had a population density of327.9/km2 (849.3/sq mi) in 2016.[5]
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