Erskine, Alberta


Erskine is a hamlet in Alberta, Canada, within County of Stettler No. 6. Previously an incorporated municipality, Erskine dissolved from village status on May 10, 1946, to become part of the Municipal District of Waverly No. 367.
Erskine is located approximately west of Stettler, south of Rochon Sands and east of Red Deer. It was established in 1905 and named after British jurist Thomas Erskine, 1st Baron Erskine.

History

Erskine was home to one of the worst mass slayings in Alberta when Social Credit Stettler representative John Clark murdered seven people before committing suicide on June 3, 1956.

Demographics

As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Erskine recorded a population of 282 living in 122 of its 134 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2011 population of 290. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2016.
As a designated place in the 2011 Census, Erskine had a population of 290 living in 121 of its 130 total dwellings, a -10.8% change from its 2006 population of 325. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2011.