Peers | |
|---|---|
  Location of Peers in Alberta | |
| Coordinates: 53°39′57″N 115°59′33″W / 53.66583°N 115.99250°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Census division | No. 14 |
| Municipal district | Yellowhead County |
| Area (2021)[1] | |
| • Land | 0.9 km2 (0.3 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 91 |
| • Density | 101.5/km2 (263/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
Peers is a hamlet in west-central Alberta, Canada within Yellowhead County.[2] It is located on Highway 32, 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) north of the Yellowhead Highway (Highway 16) and approximately 35 kilometres (22 mi) northeast of Edson. January Creek, a tributary of the McLeod River flows directly adjacent to the hamlet. Peers is also home to the annual Peers Gold Dust Daze, which takes place ~3 miles away from Peers[3]
Statistics Canada recognizes Peers as a designated place.[4]
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
2021censuswas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. 3 June 2024. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
- ^ [Peers Gold Dust Daze "Peers Gold Dust Daze Site"]. Google Sites.
{{cite web}}: Check|url=value (help) - ^ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and designated places, 2011 and 2006 censuses (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. 8 February 2012. Retrieved 7 April 2012.