Joffre | |
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| Coordinates:52°20′10″N113°32′14″W / 52.33611°N 113.53722°W /52.33611; -113.53722 | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Region | Central Alberta |
| Census division | 8 |
| Municipal district | Lacombe County |
| Government | |
| • Type | Unincorporated |
| • Governing body | Lacombe County Council |
| Area (2021)[1] | |
| • Land | 0.21 km2 (0.081 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 128 |
| • Density | 600.1/km2 (1,554/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−07:00 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−06:00 (MDT) |
| Area codes | 403,587, 825 |
Joffre is ahamlet incentral Alberta, Canada withinLacombe County.[2] It is located 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) north ofHighway 11, approximately 20 kilometres (12 mi) northeast ofRed Deer.
In the2021 Census of Population conducted byStatistics Canada, Joffre had a population of 128 living in 63 of its 66 total private dwellings, a change of-25.1% from its 2016 population of 171. With a land area of 0.21 km2 (0.081 sq mi), it had a population density of609.5/km2 (1,578.7/sq mi) in 2021.[1]
As a designated place in the2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Joffre had a population of 171 living in 73 of its 75 total private dwellings, a change of-0.6% from its 2011 population of 172. With a land area of 0.21 km2 (0.081 sq mi), it had a population density of814.3/km2 (2,109.0/sq mi) in 2016.[3]
The community name was originally a Post Office named in 1918 afterMarshal J. J. C. Joffre, Commander-in-Chief of the Allied army 1915–1917. Previously it had been named "Blades" after a local family of pioneers.[4]
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