Pincher Station

Pincher Station
Pincher City
Pincher Station from Alberta Highway 6
Pincher Station from Alberta Highway 6
Pincher Station is located in Alberta
Pincher Station
Pincher Station
Location of Pincher Station
Pincher Station is located in Canada
Pincher Station
Pincher Station
Pincher Station (Canada)
Coordinates: 49°31′26″N 113°56′52″W / 49.52389°N 113.94778°W / 49.52389; -113.94778
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
RegionSouthern Alberta
Census division3
Municipal districtMunicipal District of Pincher Creek No. 9
Government
 • TypeUnincorporated
 • Governing bodyMunicipal District of Pincher Creek No. 9 Council
Area
 (2021)[1]
 • Land0.5 km2 (0.2 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total26
 • Density64.4/km2 (167/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−07:00 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−06:00 (MDT)
Area code(s)403, 587, 825

Pincher Station, once known as Pincher City,[2] is a hamlet in southern Alberta, Canada within the Municipal District of Pincher Creek No. 9.[3] It is located on Highway 3, approximately 83 kilometres (52 mi) southwest of Lethbridge. Previously an incorporated community, Pincher City dissolved from village status on May 3, 1932.[4]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference 2021census was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ M.D. of Pincher Creek No. 9. "History of Pincher Station". Retrieved April 12, 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. June 3, 2024. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
  4. ^ "Table 6a: Population by census divisions and subdivisions showing reorganization of rural areas, 1931-1946". Census of the Prairie Provinces, 1946. Vol. I: Population. Ottawa: Dominion Bureau of Statistics. 1949. p. 416.