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Josephburg
Hamlet
Josephburg is located in Alberta
Josephburg
Josephburg
Location in Alberta
Country Canada
Province Alberta
Region Edmonton Metropolitan Region
Census division 11
Specialized municipality Strathcona County
Settled 1890s
Government
 • Type Unincorporated
Area
 (2021)
 • Land 2.47 km2 (0.95 sq mi)
Elevation
640 m (2,100 ft)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total 127
 • Density 51.3/km2 (133/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-6 (MDT)
Postal code span
T5B
Area code(s) 780, 587, 825
Highways Highway 830
Website Strathcona County -Josephburg

Josephburg is a hamlet in Alberta, Canada within Strathcona County. It is located on Highway 830, 6.5 kilometres (4.0 mi) east of Fort Saskatchewan. It is near Alberta's Industrial Heartland, home to petrochemical industries.

The Warren Thomas (Josephburg) Aerodrome, a local airport serving Strathcona County and Alberta's Industrial Heartland, is located near Josephburg. Josephburg was founded by German immigrants.

Demographics

The population of Josephburg according to the 2022 municipal census conducted by Strathcona County is 117, a decrease from its 2018 municipal census population count of 118.

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Josephburg had a population of 127 living in 60 of its 67 total private dwellings, a change of 3.3% from its 2016 population of 123. With a land area of 2.47 km2 (0.95 sq mi), it had a population density of 51.4/km2 (133/sq mi) in 2021.

As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Josephburg had a population of 123 living in 60 of its 61 total private dwellings, a change of -13.4% from its 2011 population of 142. With a land area of 2.48 km2 (0.96 sq mi), it had a population density of 49.6/km2 (128/sq mi) in 2016.

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