Compeer, Alberta

Compeer
Hamlet
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Coordinates: 51°51′34″N110°00′47″W / 51.85944°N 110.01306°W / 51.85944; -110.01306
Country	Canada
Province	Alberta
Region	Central Alberta
Census division	4
Special area	Special Area No. 4
Government
• Type	Unincorporated
• Governing body	Special Areas Board
Population  (1991) [1]
• Total	21
Time zone	UTC−07:00 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−06:00 (MDT)
Area codes	403, 587, 825

Compeer is a hamlet in east-central Alberta, Canada within Special Area No. 4. ^{[2] [3]} Previously an incorporated municipality, Compeer dissolved from village status on December 31, 1936, to become part of the Municipal District of Neutral Hills No. 331. ^[4]

Compeer is located on an abandoned track of the Railink Central Western railway, north of Highway 12 and west of the Alberta–Saskatchewan border. It is approximately 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) east of Altario.

Founded in 1901, Compeer was a spot Aboriginals used to camp. Its literal meaning is camp here. When explorers came to Compeer, natives told them to camp here. Due to a misinterpretation, explorers thought the area was called Compeer. ^[5]

Demographics

Population history
of Compeer

Year	Pop.	±%
1901		—
1906		—
1911		—
1916		—
1921		—
1926		—
1931	94	—
1936	88	−6.4%
1941		—
1946		—
1951		—
1956		—
1961		—
1966		—
1971		—
1976		—
1981		—
1986		—
1991	21	—
Source: Statistics Canada [6] [7] [8] [1]

Compeer recorded a population of 21 in the 1991 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada. ^[1]

See also

• List of communities in Alberta
• List of former urban municipalities in Alberta
• List of hamlets in Alberta

References

1. "91 Census: Unincorporated Places — Population and Dwelling Counts" (PDF). Statistics Canada. June 1993. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
2. "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. June 3, 2024. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
3. "Standard Geographical Classification 2006 – Special Area No. 4, geographical codes and localities, 2006". Statistics Canada. March 5, 2010. Archived from the original on July 6, 2011. Retrieved July 11, 2010.
4. "The Alberta Gazette, 1936 (Volume 32) – Change in the Status of the Village of Compeer to that of a Hamlet, and the Lands Added to the Municipal District of Neutral Hills, No. 331". Government of Alberta. December 1, 1936. pp. 1281–1282. Retrieved October 11, 2015.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
5. "Hamlet Of Compeer | Lacombe Regional Tourism". lacombetourism.com. June 6, 2022. Retrieved December 27, 2024.
6. "Table 1: Population by sexes in 1906 and 1901". 1906 Census: Northwest Provinces (Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta) (PDF). Vol. I: Population of 1906 Compared with 1901. Ottawa: Dominion Bureau of Statistics. 1907. Retrieved August 11, 2022.
7. "Table 5: Population of urban centres, 1916-1946, with guide to locations". 1946 Census of Alberta (PDF). Vol. Population. Ottawa: Dominion Bureau of Statistics. August 22, 1949. Retrieved August 11, 2022.
8. "Table 6: Population by census subdivisions, 1901–1961". 1961 Census of Canada (PDF). Series 1.1: Historical, 1901–1961. Vol. I: Population. Ottawa: Dominion Bureau of Statistics. March 8, 1963. Retrieved August 11, 2022.