Joffre, Alberta


Joffre is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada within Lacombe County. It is located north of Highway 11, approximately northeast of Red Deer.

Demographics

As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Joffre recorded a population of 171 living in 73 of its 75 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2011 population of 172. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2016.
As a designated place in the 2011 Census, Joffre had a population of 172 living in 69 of its 73 total dwellings, a 3.6% change from its 2006 population of 166. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2011.
The population of Joffre according to Lacombe County's 2008 municipal census is 195.

History

The community name was originally a Post Office named in 1918 after Marshal J. J. C. Joffre, Commander-in-Chief of the Allied army 1915–1917. Previously it had been named "Blades" after a local family of pioneers.