Harvie Heights is a
hamlet
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in
Alberta
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, Canada, within the
Municipal District of Bighorn No. 8
The Municipal District of Bighorn No. 8 is a municipal district (MD) situated in Census Division No. 15 of Alberta, Canada. It is located between Calgary and Banff National Park, north of Kananaskis Improvement District. Highway 1 (the Tran ...
.
It is located within
Alberta's Rockies
Alberta's Rockies comprise the Canadian Rocky Mountains in Alberta, Canada. On the southwestern part of the province along the British Columbia border, the region covers all but the south of Census Division 15.
The main industry in this region ...
on the
Trans-Canada Highway
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(
Highway 1) approximately northwest of
Canmore and immediately east of the park gate for
Banff National Park
Banff National Park is Canada's oldest National Parks of Canada, national park, established in 1885 as Rocky Mountains Park. Located in Alberta's Rockies, Alberta's Rocky Mountains, west of Calgary, Banff encompasses of mountainous terrain, wi ...
.
Demographics
In the
2021 Census of Population conducted by
Statistics Canada
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, Harvie Heights had a population of 163 living in 81 of its 152 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 184. 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, Harvie Heights had a population of 184 living in 76 of its 113 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2011 population of 175. 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 designated places in Alberta
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List of hamlets in Alberta
Hamlets in the province of Alberta, Canada, are unincorporated communities administered by, and within the boundaries of, specialized municipalities or rural municipalities ( municipal districts, improvement districts and special areas). The ...
References
Municipal District of Bighorn No. 8
Hamlets in Alberta
Designated places in Alberta
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