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Girouxville
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Village
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| Village of Girouxville | |
Girouxville Museum
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Location in M.D. of Smoky River
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 Girouxville
Location in Alberta
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| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Region | Northern Alberta |
| Planning region | Upper Peace |
| Municipal district | Smoky River |
| Incorporated | |
| • Village | December 31, 1951 |
| Area
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| • Land | 0.66 km2 (0.25 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 570 m (1,870 ft) |
| Population
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| • Total | 278 |
| • Density | 422.4/km2 (1,094/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
| Highways | Highway 49 |
| Waterway | Hunting Creek |
| Website | https://www.girouxville.ca |
Girouxville (/dʒɪˈruːvɪl/ ji-ROO-vil, Quebec French: [ʒiʁuˈvɪl]) is a village in northern Alberta, Canada. It is located 58 kilometres (36 mi) south of the Town of Peace River.
History
The community has the name of the local Giroux family, being named after Father Henri Giroux, a Roman Catholic missionary appointed by Émile Grouard. In 1951, Girouxville was incorporated as a village.
Demographics
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In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Village of Girouxville had a population of 278 living in 127 of its 150 total private dwellings, a change of 26.9% from its 2016 population of 219. With a land area of 0.66 km2 (0.25 sq mi), it had a population density of 421.2/km2 (1,091/sq mi) in 2021.
The population of the Village of Girouxville according to its 2017 municipal census is 289.
In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Village of Girouxville recorded a population of 219 living in 107 of its 130 total private dwellings, a -17.7% change from its 2011 population of 266. With a land area of 0.67 km2 (0.26 sq mi), it had a population density of 326.9/km2 (847/sq mi) in 2016.
Notable people
Singer and actor Robert Goulet lived in Girouxville for a portion of his teenage years.
