Heisler is a village in
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 bordere ...
, Canada. It is located 23 km south of
Daysland
Daysland is a town in central Alberta, Canada. It is on Highway 13, approximately east of Camrose.
History
The community was named for its founder and first mayor, Edgerton W. Day, who purchased of land from the CPR in 1904 to form the bas ...
and 20 km north of
Forestburg.
The community has the name of Martin Heisler, the original owner of the land. It is the home Canada's largest
baseball glove
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the defending team, which assists players in catching and fielding balls hit by a batter or thrown by a teammate ...
—a sculpture and
roadside attraction
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.
Demographics
In the
2021 Census of Population
The 2021 Canadian census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population with a reference date of May 11, 2021. It follows the 2016 Canadian census, which recorded a population of 35,151,728. The overall response rate was 98%, which is sli ...
conducted by
Statistics Canada
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, the Village of Heisler had a population of 135 living in 68 of its 79 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 160. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.
In the
2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Village of Heisler recorded a population of 160 living in 74 of its 87 total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of 151. 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 governments – urban municipalities (including cities, towns, villages and summer villages), specialized municipalities, rural municipalities (including municipal district ...
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List of villages in Alberta
A village is an urban municipality status type used in the Canadian province of Alberta. Alberta villages are created when communities with populations of at least 300 people, where a majority of their buildings are on parcels of land smaller ...
References
External links
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{{Subdivisions of Alberta, villages=yes
1920 establishments in Alberta
Villages in Alberta