Bruce is a
hamlet
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in
Alberta
Alberta ( ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is part of Western Canada and is one of the three prairie provinces. Alberta is bordered by British Columbia to the west, Saskatchewan to the east, the Northwest Ter ...
, Canada within
Beaver County. It is located along
Highway 14 between
Viking
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who from the late 8th to the late 11th centuries raided, pirated, traded and se ...
and
Ryley
Ryley is a village in central Alberta, Canada. It is surrounded by Beaver County, along Highway 14 between the City of Edmonton and the Town of Viking. The City of Camrose is approximately south of Ryley. The village was named in 1908 after ...
, approximately east of
Edmonton
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, and has an elevation of .
The community has the middle name of A. Bruce Smith, a telephone executive.
The hamlet is located in
Census Division No. 10 and in the federal riding of
Vegreville-Wainwright.
The Bruce Hotel is known to have the best steak in Alberta, and only operates on Friday and Saturday evenings.
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, Bruce had a population of 65 living in 40 of its 53 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 60. 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, Bruce had a population of 50 living in 31 of its 51 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2011 population of 60. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2016.
Notable residents
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 ...
*
List of hamlets in Alberta
References
External links
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Beaver County, Alberta
Designated places in Alberta
Hamlets in Alberta
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