Rockyford is a village in
southern Alberta
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and southwest of
Drumheller
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. It was founded in 1913 upon the arrival of the
Canadian National Railway
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Demographics
In the
2021 Census of Population conducted by
Statistics Canada
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, the Village of Rockyford had a population of 395 living in 144 of its 154 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 316. 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 Rockyford recorded a population of 316 living in 144 of its 151 total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of 325. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2016.
See also
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List of communities in Alberta
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List of villages in Alberta
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1919 establishments in Alberta
Villages in Alberta