Cherhill, Alberta
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Cherhill is a hamlet
Hamlet (place)
A hamlet is usually a rural settlement which is too small to be considered a village, though sometimes the word is used for a different sort of community. Historically, when a hamlet became large enough to justify building a church, it was then classified as a village...
in Alberta
Alberta
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, Canada
Canada
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within Lac Ste. Anne County
Lac Ste. Anne County, Alberta
Lac Ste. Anne County is a municipal district in central Alberta, Canada.It is located in Census Division 13, north west of Edmonton. Highway 43 stretches across this county. The municipal seat is located in the Hamlet of Sangudo....
. It is located along Highway 43, approximately 35 kilometres (21.7 mi) east of Mayerthorpe
Mayerthorpe, Alberta
Mayerthorpe is a town in the census division 13, central Alberta, Canada. It is located at the intersection of Highway 43 and Cowboy Trail , north-west from Edmonton.-History:...
and 82 kilometres (51 mi) northwest of Edmonton.
The hamlet is located in census division
Census division
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No. 13
Division No. 13, Alberta
Division No. 13 is a census division in Alberta, Canada. The majority of the division is located in the north-central portion of central Alberta, while the northeast portion of the division is located within northern Alberta...
.
Demographics
Statistics Canada has not recently published a population for Cherhill.However, Industry Canada shows that Cherhill's greater rural area had a total population of 393 living in 176 dwellings in 2001. With a land area of 187.91 km² (72.6 sq mi), its greater rural area has a population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
of 2.1 /km2.
See also
- List of communities in Alberta
- List of hamlets in Alberta
- CherhillCherhillCherhill is a village in Wiltshire, England located on the A4 road between Calne and Marlborough and about west of London.- Overview :Cherhill is known for the Cherhill White Horse cut into the chalk hillside in 1780, the Landsdowne obelisk on the Cherhill Downs, and the crop circles that appeared...
, Wiltshire, England