Compeer, Alberta

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Compeer
Compeer (Canada)
Coordinates: 51°51′34″N110°00′47″W / 51.85944°N 110.01306°W / 51.85944; -110.01306 Coordinates: 51°51′34″N110°00′47″W / 51.85944°N 110.01306°W / 51.85944; -110.01306
CountryCanada
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]
  Total21
Time zone UTC−07:00 (MST)
  Summer (DST) UTC−06:00 (MDT)
Area code(s) 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]

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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.[ citation needed ]

Demographics

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

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References

  1. 1 2 "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. January 6, 2021. Retrieved September 29, 2021.
  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 ]