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Harvie Heights
Harvie Heights is a hamlet in Alberta, Canada, within the Municipal District of Bighorn No. 8. It is located within Alberta's Rockies on the Trans-Canada Highway ( Highway 1) approximately northwest of Canmore and immediately east of the park gate for Banff National Park. Demographics In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Harvie Heights had a population of 163 living in 81 of its 152 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 184. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Harvie Heights had a population of 184 living in 76 of its 113 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2011 population of 175. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2016. See also *List of communities in Alberta *List of designated places in Alberta A designated place is a type of geographic unit used by Statistics Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hamlet (place)
A hamlet is a human settlement that is smaller than a town or village. Its size relative to a Parish (administrative division), parish can depend on the administration and region. A hamlet may be considered to be a smaller settlement or subdivision or satellite entity to a larger settlement. The word and concept of a hamlet has roots in the Anglo-Norman settlement of England, where the old French ' came to apply to small human settlements. Etymology The word comes from Anglo-Norman language, Anglo-Norman ', corresponding to Old French ', the diminutive of Old French ' meaning a little village. This, in turn, is a diminutive of Old French ', possibly borrowed from (West Germanic languages, West Germanic) Franconian languages. Compare with modern French ', Dutch language, Dutch ', Frisian languages, Frisian ', German ', Old English ' and Modern English ''home''. By country Afghanistan In Afghanistan, the counterpart of the hamlet is the Qila, qala (Dari language, Dari: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
