Eckville, Alberta

Eckville is a town in central Alberta, Canada. It is located west of Red Deer on Highway 766 just north of Highway 11.HistoryEckville gets its name from A. E. T. Eckford, a pioneer citizen. Eckville relocated to its current location in 1912, after the Canadian Northern Railway completed its local line. The current location on the Canadian Northern Railway was briefly known as Kootuk, but the name Eckville prevailed. Eckville was incorporated as a village in 1921 and became a town in 1966.GeographyClimateEckville experiences a climate that is borderline between subarctic (Köppen climate classification Dfc) and humid continental (Dfb).DemographicsIn the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Town of Eckville recorded a population of 1,125 living in 443 of its 465 total private dwellings, which represents no change from its 2011 population of 1,125. With a land area of 1.6km2, it had a population density of in 2016.In the 2011 Census, the Town of Eckville had a population of 1,125 living in 436 of its 485 total dwellings, an 18.3% change from its 2006 population of 951. With a land area of 1.58km2, it had a population density of in 2011.