Byemoor

Byemoor
Byemoor
Hamlet
	Location of Byemoor in Alberta
	Coordinates: 51°58′22″N 112°17′12″W / 51.9728°N 112.2867°W
Country	Canada
Province	Alberta
Census division	No. 7
Municipal district	County of Stettler No. 6
Government
• Type	Unincorporated
• Governing body	County of Stettler No. 6 Council
Area (2021)
• Land	0.59 km2 (0.23 sq mi)
Elevation	845 m (2,772 ft)
Population (2021)
• Total	30
• Density	51.1/km2 (132/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−7 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−6 (MDT)

Byemoor is a hamlet in Alberta, Canada within the County of Stettler No. 6.^[2] It is located at the intersection of Highway 853 and Highway 589, approximately 70 kilometres (43 mi) southeast of Stettler and 80 kilometres (50 mi) northeast of Drumheller. It has an elevation of 845 metres (2,772 ft).

Byemoor's closest neighbour is the hamlet of Endiang, which is approximately 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) to the east.

The hamlet is located in Census Division No. 7 and in the federal riding of Crowfoot.

History

Byemoor was built in the early twentieth century along the railroad line, and was so named for the area's resemblance to a moor in England (Byemoor name originates from "By-the-moor") In its early years, it was an important centre as it was the main town for a large number of small farms. Crises in agriculture and improvement of transportation to larger centres, however, led to the slow depopulation of the hamlet and area.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Byemoor had a population of 30 living in 14 of its 19 total private dwellings, a change of -14.3% from its 2016 population of 35. With a land area of 0.59 km² (0.23 sq mi), it had a population density of 50.8/km² (131.7/sq mi) in 2021.^[1]

As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Byemoor had a population of 35 living in 18 of its 22 total private dwellings, a change of 0% from its 2011 population of 35. With a land area of 0.68 km² (0.26 sq mi), it had a population density of 51.5/km² (133.3/sq mi) in 2016.^[3]

Services and infrastructure

Byemoor is home to a small hotel, arena, community hall, curling rink, St. Paul's Anglican Church and Byemoor School^[4] (elementary/junior high school) all of which service the small farming community, as well as some minor oil field offices.