Chauvin ( ) is a village in east central
Alberta
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, Canada. It is located east of
Wainwright, and west of the
Saskatchewan
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border. It is also the home of Susie the Softball, the world's largest softball.
History
Chauvin started as a railroad siding in 1908. It was incorporated as a village in 1912. The village has the name of George Von Chauvin, a railroad official.
Demographics
In the
2021 Census of Population conducted by
Statistics Canada
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, the Village of Chauvin had a population of 304 living in 143 of its 162 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 335. 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 Chauvin recorded a population of 335 living in 145 of its 156 total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of 334. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2016.
The population of the Village of Chauvin according to its
2016 municipal census is 345,
a change from its 2011 municipal census population of 340.
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
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{{Subdivisions of Alberta, villages=yes
1912 establishments in Alberta
Villages in Alberta