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

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Joffre had a population of 128 living in 63 of its 66 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 171. 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, Joffre had 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.

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.