Girouxville is a village in northern Alberta, Canada. It is located 58 km south of the Town of Peace River.

History

The community has the name of the local Giroux family, being named after Father Henri Giroux, a Roman Catholic missionary appointed by Émile Grouard. In 1951, Girouxville was incorporated as a village.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Village of Girouxville had a population of 278 living in 127 of its 150 total private dwellings, a change of NaN% from its 2016 population of 219. With a land area of 0.66 km2, it had a population density of in 2021. The population of the Village of Girouxville according to its 2017 municipal census is 289. In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Village of Girouxville recorded a population of 219 living in 107 of its 130 total private dwellings, a NaN% change from its 2011 population of 266. With a land area of 0.67 km2, it had a population density of in 2016.

Notable people

Singer and actor Robert Goulet lived in Girouxville for a portion of his teenage years.