Erskine () is a hamlet in
Alberta
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, Canada, within
County of Stettler No. 6.
Previously an incorporated municipality, Erskine dissolved from village status on May 10, 1946, to become part of the
Municipal District of Waverly No. 367.
Erskine is located approximately west of
Stettler, south of
Rochon Sands and east of
Red Deer
The red deer (''Cervus elaphus'') is one of the largest deer species. A male red deer is called a stag or hart, and a female is called a hind. The red deer inhabits most of Europe, the Caucasus Mountains region, Anatolia, Iran, and parts of we ...
. It was established in 1905 and named after British jurist
Thomas Erskine, 1st Baron Erskine
Thomas Erskine, 1st Baron Erskine, (10 January 175017 November 1823) was a British lawyer and politician. He served as Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain between 1806 and 1807 in the Ministry of All the Talents.
Background and childhood
E ...
(1750–1823).
History
Erskine was home to one of the worst mass slayings in
Alberta
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when
Social Credit
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Stettler representative
John Clark murdered seven people before committing suicide on June 3, 1956.
Demographics
In the
2021 Census of Population
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conducted by
Statistics Canada, Erskine had a population of 319 living in 136 of its 140 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 282. 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, Erskine had a population of 282 living in 122 of its 134 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2011 population of 290. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2016.
See also
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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 ...
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List of designated places in Alberta
A designated place is a type of geographic unit used by Statistics Canada to disseminate census data. It is usually "a small community that does not meet the criteria used to define incorporated municipalities or Statistics Canada population ce ...
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List of former urban municipalities in Alberta
The Province of Alberta currently has 256 urban municipalities including 19 cities, 106 towns, 80 villages and 51 summer villages. In addition, there are 100 communities that previously held some form of urban municipality status. These include ...
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List of hamlets in Alberta
References
Hamlets in Alberta
Designated places in Alberta
Former villages in Alberta
County of Stettler No. 6
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