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Rockyford
Village
Village of Rockyford
Rockyford is located in Alberta
Rockyford
Rockyford
Location in Alberta
Country Canada
Province Alberta
Region Southern Alberta
Census Division No. 5
Municipal district Wheatland County
Incorporated  
 • Village March 28, 1919
Area
 (2021)
 • Land 1.04 km2 (0.40 sq mi)
Elevation
850 m (2,790 ft)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total 395
 • Density 380.7/km2 (986/sq mi)
Time zone UTC−7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−6 (MDT)
Highways 21
Waterways Serviceberry Creek

Rockyford is a village in southern Alberta, Canada. It is approximately 88 km (55 mi) east of Calgary and 56 km (35 mi) southwest of Drumheller. It was founded in 1913 upon the arrival of the Canadian National Railway.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Village of Rockyford had a population of 395 living in 144 of its 154 total private dwellings, a change of 25% from its 2016 population of 316. With a land area of 1.04 km2 (0.40 sq mi), it had a population density of 379.8/km2 (984/sq mi) in 2021.

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Village of Rockyford recorded a population of 316 living in 144 of its 151 total private dwellings, a -2.8% change from its 2011 population of 325. With a land area of 1.08 km2 (0.42 sq mi), it had a population density of 292.6/km2 (758/sq mi) in 2016.

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