Bircham
Hamlet
Bircham is located in Alberta
Bircham
Bircham
Location of Bircham
Bircham is located in Canada
Bircham
Bircham
Bircham (Canada)
Coordinates: 51°27′32″N 113°25′51″W / 51.45889°N 113.43083°W / 51.45889; -113.43083
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
RegionSouthern Alberta
Census division5
Municipal districtKneehill County
Government
 • TypeUnincorporated
 • Governing bodyKneehill County Council
Area
 (2021)[1]
 • Land0.14 km2 (0.05 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total5
 • Density35.8/km2 (93/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−07:00 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−06:00 (MDT)
Area codes403, 587, 825

Bircham is a hamlet in southern Alberta, Canada within Kneehill County.[2] It is located approximately 78 km (48 mi) northeast of Calgary and 10 km (6.2 mi) southeast of Acme, along a Canadian National Railway line.

The hamlet most likely takes its name from Bircham in England.[3]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Bircham had a population of 5 living in 3 of its 3 total private dwellings, a change of 0% from its 2016 population of 5. With a land area of 0.14 km2 (0.054 sq mi), it had a population density of 35.7/km2 (92.5/sq mi) in 2021.[1]

As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Bircham had a population of 5 living in 2 of its 2 total private dwellings, a change of 0% from its 2011 population of 5. With a land area of 0.14 km2 (0.054 sq mi), it had a population density of 35.7/km2 (92.5/sq mi) in 2016.[4]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. January 12, 2022. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
  3. ↑ Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 20.
  4. ↑ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and designated places, 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved February 13, 2017.


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