Peers is a hamlet in west- central Alberta, Canada within Yellowhead County. It is located on Highway 32, north of the Yellowhead Highway (Highway 16) and approximately northeast of Edson. January Creek, a tributary of the McLeod River flows directly adjacent to the hamlet. Peers is also home to the annual Peers Gold Dust Daze, which takes place ~3 miles north of the hamlet.

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recognizes Peers as a designated place.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by

, Peers had a population of 91 living in 49 of its 62 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 98. 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, Peers had a population of 98 living in 48 of its 56 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2011 population of 108. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2016.

Notable people

* Katie Ohe: sculptor

References

Designated places in Alberta Hamlets in Alberta Yellowhead County {{CentralAlberta-geo-stub

Demographics

Notable people

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