Obed, Alberta facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Obed
Unincorporated community
Obed Location in Alberta
Country	Canada
Province	Alberta
Census division	No. 14
Municipal district	Yellowhead County
Government
• Type	Unincorporated
Area  (2021)
• Land	0.67 km2 (0.26 sq mi)
Population  (2021)
• Total	34
• Density	50.9/km2 (132/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−7 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−6 (MDT)

Obed is an unincorporated community in west-central Alberta, Canada within Yellowhead County. It lies 50 km west of Edson via the Yellowhead Highway.

Obed Lake and Obed Lake Provincial Park are located immediately east of the community.

Demographics

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As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Obed recorded a population of 10 living in 6 of its 7 total private dwellings, a change of -41.2% from its 2011 population of 17. With a land area of 0.71 km² (0.27 sq mi), it had a population density of 14.1/km² (37/sq mi) in 2016.