Joffre is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada within Lacombe County. It is located 6 km north of Highway 11, approximately 20 km 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 NaN% from its 2016 population of 171. With a land area of 0.21 km2, 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 NaN% from its 2011 population of 172. With a land area of 0.21 km2, 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.