Buford, Alberta

Buford is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada within Leduc County.[1] It is located 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) south of Highway 39, 23 kilometres (14 mi) west of Leduc.

Buford
Location of Buford Alberta

The hamlet takes its name from Buford, North Dakota.[2]

Demographics

As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Buford recorded a population of 47 living in 18 of its 18 total private dwellings, a change of 67.9% from its 2011 population of 28. With a land area of 2.61 km2 (1.01 sq mi), it had a population density of 18.0/km2 (46.6/sq mi) in 2016.[3]

The population of Buford according to Leduc County's 2005 municipal census is 32.[4]

See also

References
  1. Alberta Municipal Affairs (2010-04-01). "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-02-29. Retrieved 2010-06-29.
  2. Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 26.
  3. "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and designated places, 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved February 13, 2017.
  4. Leduc County. "Leduc County Census 2005". Archived from the original on June 29, 2006. Retrieved March 6, 2013.


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