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Obed, Alberta

Coordinates: 53°33′07″N 117°14′07″W / 53.55194°N 117.23528°W / 53.55194; -117.23528
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Obed
Obed, Alberta is located in Alberta
Obed, Alberta
Location of Obed in Alberta
Coordinates: 53°33′07″N 117°14′07″W / 53.55194°N 117.23528°W / 53.55194; -117.23528
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
Census divisionNo. 14
Municipal districtYellowhead County
Government
 • TypeUnincorporated
Area
 (2021)[1]
 • Land0.67 km2 (0.26 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total
34
 • Density50.9/km2 (132/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−6 (MDT)

Obed is an unincorporated community in west-central Alberta, Canada within Yellowhead County. It lies 50 km west of Edson via the Yellowhead Highway.

Obed Lake and Obed Lake Provincial Park are located immediately east of the community.

Demographics

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In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Obed had a population of 34 living in 13 of its 13 total private dwellings, a change of 240% from its 2016 population of 10. With a land area of 0.67 km2 (0.26 sq mi), it had a population density of 50.7/km2 (131.4/sq mi) in 2021.[1]

As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Obed had a population of 10 living in 6 of its 7 total private dwellings, a change of -41.2% from its 2011 population of 17. With a land area of 0.71 km2 (0.27 sq mi), it had a population density of 14.1/km2 (36.5/sq mi) in 2016.[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
  2. ^ "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.