Keephills is a

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, Canada within

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. It is located approximately south of

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and southwest of

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. A nearby employer is the

Keephills Generating Station Keephills Generating Station is a coal fired station operated by TransAlta, located near Keephills, Alberta, Canada. Unit 3 is a low emission station, which replaced the older Wabamun 4 station. Description The station consists of the follow ...

Demographics

In the

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conducted by

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, Keephills had a population of 57 living in 20 of its 20 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 48. 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, Keephills had a population of 48 living in 18 of its 19 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2011 population of 52. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2016.

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Designated places in Alberta Hamlets in Alberta Parkland County {{CentralAlberta-geo-stub

Demographics

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