Janvier South is a
hamlet
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in
northern Alberta
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An informally defined cultural region, the boundaries of Northern Alberta are not fixed. Under some schemes, the region encompasses everything north of the cen ...
, Canada within the
Regional Municipality (RM) of Wood Buffalo. Whle the hamlet's official name is ''Janvier South'' according to Alberta Municipal Affairs,
it is also known and referred to as Janvier by the RM of Wood Buffalo and its residents.
It is further alternately known as Chard.
The latter name is after A. Chard, a transportation official.
Janvier South is located northeast of
Highway 881, approximately southeast of
Fort McMurray
Fort McMurray ( ) is an urban service area in the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo in Alberta, Canada. It is located in northeast Alberta, in the middle of the Athabasca oil sands, surrounded by boreal forest. It has played a significan ...
and west of the
Saskatchewan
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border.
Demographics
In the
2021 Census of Population
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conducted by
Statistics Canada
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, Janvier South had a population of 61 living in 26 of its 43 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 100. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.
The population of Janvier South according to the
2018 municipal census conducted by the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo is 141,
a decrease from its 2012 municipal census population count of 171.
As a designated place in the
2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Janvier South had a population of 100 living in 41 of its 60 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2011 population of 104. 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 districts ...
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List of designated places in Alberta
A designated place is a type of geographic unit used by Statistics Canada to disseminate census data. It is usually "a small community that does not meet the criteria used to define incorporated municipalities or Statistics Canada population ce ...
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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
Hamlets in Alberta
Designated places in Alberta
Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo
Dene communities
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