Compeer is a
hamlet
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in east-
central Alberta
Central Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta.
Central Alberta is the most densely populated rural area in the province. Agriculture and energy are important to the area's economy.
Geography
Central Alberta is bordered ...
, Canada within
Special Area No. 4
Special Area No. 4 is a Special Areas Board, special area in Central Alberta, central Alberta, Canada. It is a rural municipality similar to a List of municipal districts in Alberta, municipal district; however, the elected council is overseen b ...
. Previously an incorporated municipality, Compeer dissolved from village status on December 31, 1936, to become part of the Municipal District of Neutral Hills No. 331.
Compeer is located on an abandoned track of the
Railink Central Western railway, north of
Highway 12
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and west of the Alberta–
Saskatchewan
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border. It is approximately east of
Altario.
Founded in 1901, Compeer was a spot
Aboriginals used to camp. Its literal meaning is ''camp here''. When explorers came to Compeer, natives told them to camp here. Due to a misinterpretation, explorers thought the area was called Compeer.
Demographics
Compeer recorded a population of 21 in the
1991 Census of Population conducted by
Statistics Canada
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.
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See also
*List of communities in Alberta
The province of Alberta, Canada, is divided into ten types of Local government in Canada, local governments – urban municipalities (including List of cities in Alberta, cities, List of towns in Alberta, towns, List of villages in Alberta, vil ...
*List of former urban municipalities in Alberta
The Province of Alberta currently has 253 urban municipalities including 19 cities, 105 towns, 78 villages and 51 summer villages. In addition, there are 106 communities that previously held some form of urban municipality status. These include 2 ...
*List of hamlets in Alberta
Hamlet (place), Hamlets in the Canadian province of Alberta are Unincorporated area, unincorporated communities administered by, and within the boundaries of, Specialized municipalities of Alberta, specialized municipalities or List of communit ...
References
Hamlets in Alberta
Former villages in Alberta
Special Area No. 4
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