Markerville | |
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 Markerville Lutheran Church, built in 1907 | |
  Markerville Location of Markerville  Markerville Markerville (Canada) | |
| Coordinates: 52°07′25″N 114°10′14″W / 52.12361°N 114.17056°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Region | Central Alberta |
| Census division | 8 |
| Municipal district | Red Deer County |
| Government | |
| • Type | Unincorporated |
| • Governing body | Red Deer County Council |
| Area (2021)[1] | |
| • Land | 0.17 km2 (0.07 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Total | 38 |
| • Density | 219.8/km2 (569/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−07:00 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−06:00 (MDT) |
| Area code(s) | 403, 587, 825 |
Markerville is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada within Red Deer County.[2] It is located 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) north of Highway 54, approximately 29 kilometres (18 mi) southwest of Red Deer.
Markerville was the home for many years of Stephan G. Stephansson, famous in modern Icelandic literature,[3] whose home is preserved as an Alberta Provincial Historic Site.[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. June 3, 2024. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
- ^ Ross, Jane (2005). "Stephansson, Stephan Gudmundur". In Cook, Ramsay; Bélanger, Réal (eds.). Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Vol. XV (1921–1930) (online ed.). University of Toronto Press.
- ^ Stephan G. Stephansson House. Canadian Register of Historic Places.