Trochu, Alberta

Trochu is a town in central Alberta, Canada. It is located 15km north of Three Hills at the junction of Highway 21 and Highway 585, in Kneehill County. The town is named for Armand Trochu, the settler who founded the St. Anne Ranch Trading Company on the present site of the town in 1903. DemographicsIn the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Town of Trochu recorded a population of 1, 058 living in 421 of its 472 total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of 1, 072. With a land area of 2. 78km2, it had a population density of in 2016. The Town of Trochu's 2012 municipal census counted a population of 1, 067, a 4. 1% decrease from its 2009 municipal census population of 1, 113. In the 2011 Census, the Town of Trochu had a population of 1, 072 living in 414 of its 429 total dwellings, a 6. 7% change from its 2006 population of 1, 005. With a land area of 2. 82km2, it had a population density of in 2011. EconomyThe main industry is agriculture, though the oil and gas industry is bringing more and more revenue into the area. AttractionsTrochu is home to an arboretum, which is home to over 1, 000 trees and shrubs of over 100 species, as well as various native and non-native flowering plant species, and showy floral displays.

Trochu is a town in central Alberta, Canada. It is located 15km north of Three Hills at the junction of Highway 21 and Highway 585, in Kneehill County. The town is named for Armand Trochu, the settler who founded the St. Anne Ranch Trading Company on the present site of the town in 1903. DemographicsIn the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Town of Trochu recorded a population of 1, 058 living in 421 of its 472 total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of 1, 072. With a land area of 2. 78km2, it had a population density of in 2016. The Town of Trochu's 2012 municipal census counted a population of 1, 067, a 4. 1% decrease from its 2009 municipal census population of 1, 113. In the 2011 Census, the Town of Trochu had a population of 1, 072 living in 414 of its 429 total dwellings, a 6. 7% change from its 2006 population of 1, 005. With a land area of 2. 82km2, it had a population density of in 2011. EconomyThe main industry is agriculture, though the oil and gas industry is bringing more and more revenue into the area. AttractionsTrochu is home to an arboretum, which is home to over 1, 000 trees and shrubs of over 100 species, as well as various native and non-native flowering plant species, and showy floral displays.