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The location of Swan Hills |
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Welcome to Swan Hills ...
From the 2006 Statistics Canada (StatCan) census, Swan Hills had a population of 1,645 people.<1>
Time Zone: Swan Hills lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time. The time zone in French: MST- Heure Normale des Rocheuses (HNR), MDT- Heure Avancée des Rocheuses (HAR).
Telephone area codes for Swan Hills: (780) and (587)<2>
The Canadian Postal Code for Swan Hills: T0G<3>
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Population Details ...
At the time of the 2006 StatCan census, Swan Hills had a population of 1,645 people.
The population of Swan Hills represents 0.05% of the total population of Alberta (which had 3,290,350 people at that time), making it Alberta's 92nd most populous community.
With a 2006 count of 1,645 people, the population of Swan Hills decreased 8.97% from the 2001 StatCan census (which had a count of 1,807 people).
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Communities near Swan Hills ...
The following is a sample of nearby communities. Keep in mind that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance starting from Swan Hills and not the distance if you are going to drive it.<4>.
To learn more about neighboring communities, please visit the Nearby Page for Swan Hills. |
See Our Genealogy Helper Page ...
We have a couple of sections that should be of interest to those chasing their genealogy.
- We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Swan Hills. We make it easy to see an overhead view of the cemetery.
These sections can be found on our Genealogy Helper Page for Swan Hills:
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TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Swan Hills ...
Looking for more information about Swan Hills? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you get an overview with links that will help you to find lodging, restaurants and attractions.
In addition to the Tourism page for Swan Hills, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Swan Hills.
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | Unless noted otherwise, the population counts we use should be considered estimates. Our population values for Swan Hills were taken from various sources and although they can be traced back to Statistics Canada (StatCan), they should not be considered official. - Return to Citation |
| <2> | Area code (587) is an overlay for area code (780). - Return to Citation |
| <3> | The Canadian Postal Code consists of 6 characters, where the first three characters are the 'Forward Sortation Area (FSA)', with the last three characters being the 'Local Delivery Unit (LDU)'. The Canadian Postal Codes were created as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. So keep in mind that any given Postal Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Swan Hills). The boundaries of the Postal Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other Postal Codes. When looking for a Postal Code, whether Swan Hills or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the Canada Post / Postes Canada. - Return to Citation |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance starting from Swan Hills. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Swan Hills) to Point B.
If you need the driving distance (or directions), we recommend that you use one of the Mapping Services listed on our Map Page for Swan Hills. Since we usually use Google Maps, we've provided the following link: Google Map and Driving Directions starting from Swan Hills
Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Swan Hills. The point that we are using is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 54.7210, Longitude: -115.4028 [Map].- Return to Citation |
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