Jarvie, Alberta
Jarvie is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada within Westlock County. It is located west of Highway 44, approximately northwest of Edmonton. Jarvie is on the bank of the Pembina River, with the Canadian Northern Railway directly east to the townsite. In June 2020, the Jarvie General Store was destroyed by a fire, the store had been in operation for at least 110 years.
History
The Jarvie Cemetery was established in 1929.The Jarvie Community Council was formed in 1943, however it later was incorporated as a society on August 21, 1946.
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Jarvie had a population of 103 living in 50 of its 54 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 87. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2021.As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Jarvie had a population of 87 living in 48 of its 55 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2011 population of 113. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2016.
Monuments and attractions
- Jarvie Cenotaph - A WW2 memorial which was erected in autumn of 1979 or early 1980s in remembrance of 4 local former citizens of the hamlet that had perished during the war.