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Hamlet
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Country	Canada
Province	Alberta
Region	Alberta's Rockies
Census division	15
Municipal district	Municipal District of Bighorn No. 8
Government
• Type	Unincorporated
Area  (2021)
• Land	0.41 km2 (0.16 sq mi)
Population  (2021)
• Total	59
• Density	145.1/km2 (376/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−07:00 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−06:00 (MDT)
Area codes	403, 587, 825

Benchlands is a hamlet in Alberta within the Municipal District of Bighorn No. 8. The Ghost River is located on the hamlet's south side, while Highway 40 borders the north side.

Demographics

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As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Benchlands recorded a population of 43 living in 19 of its 30 total private dwellings, a change of 2.4% from its 2011 population of 42. With a land area of 0.41 km² (0.16 sq mi), it had a population density of 104.9/km² (272/sq mi) in 2016.