Arrowwood is a village in
Vulcan County,
Alberta
Alberta is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province in Canada. It is a part of Western Canada and is one of the three Canadian Prairies, prairie provinces. Alberta is bordered by British Columbia to its west, Saskatchewan to its east, t ...
, Canada. It is located on
Highway 547, approximately east of
Okotoks.
The community takes its name from nearby East Arrowwood Creek.
Demographics
In the
2021 Census of Population conducted by
Statistics Canada
Statistics Canada (StatCan; ), formed in 1971, is the agency of the Government of Canada commissioned with producing statistics to help better understand Canada, its population, resources, economy, society, and culture. It is headquartered in ...
, the Village of Arrowwood had a population of 188 living in 74 of its 78 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 207. 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 Arrowwood recorded a population of 207 living in 72 of its 79 total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of 188. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2016.
Government
The village is governed by a village council consisting of a
mayor
In many countries, a mayor is the highest-ranking official in a Municipal corporation, municipal government such as that of a city or a town. Worldwide, there is a wide variance in local laws and customs regarding the powers and responsibilitie ...
and two councillors, and is administrated by a village administrator.
Municipal elections are held every four years.
Notable people
The Canadian-
American actress
An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. ...
Joyce Meadows was born in Arrowwood but left the village in her early childhood.
See also
*
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 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 t ...
References
Bibliography
External links
*
{{Subdivisions of Alberta, villages=yes
1926 establishments in Alberta
Villages in Alberta
Vulcan County