Country Canada Municipal district Sturgeon County Area code(s) +1-780 Area 211 ha Local time Monday 7:44 AM | Census division 11 Time zone MST (UTC-7) Elevation 701 m Population 1,529 (2016) Province Alberta | |
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Region Edmonton Capital Region Weather -14°C, Wind N at 10 km/h, 86% Humidity | ||
Bon Accord is a town in central Alberta, Canada. It is located 40 km (25 mi) north of downtown Edmonton on Highway 28. The name is derived from "Bon Accord", the ancient name of Aberdeen, Scotland, the ancestral home of a first settler.
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Map of Bon Accord, AB, Canada
The International Dark-Sky Association designated Bon Accord an International Dark Sky Community in August 2015 in recognition of the town's implementation of initiatives to preserve and enhance dark night skies over the community. It was the first community in Canada and eleventh in the world to earn this designation.
Demographics
In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Town of Bon Accord recorded a population of 1,529 living in 560 of its 578 total private dwellings, a 7000280000000099999♠2.8% change from its 2011 population of 1,488. With a land area of 2.13 km2 (0.82 sq mi), it had a population density of 717.8/km2 (1,859.2/sq mi) in 2016.
In the 2011 Census, the Town of Bon Accord had a population of 1,488 living in 541 of its 569 total dwellings, a -3% change from its 2006 population of 1,534. With a land area of 2.11 km2 (0.81 sq mi), it had a population density of 705.2/km2 (1,826.5/sq mi) in 2011.