Johnson's Addition

Johnson's Addition
Hamlet
Johnson's Addition is located in Alberta
Johnson's Addition
Johnson's Addition
Location of Johnson's Addition
Johnson's Addition is located in Canada
Johnson's Addition
Johnson's Addition
Johnson's Addition (Canada)
Coordinates: 49°46′54.40″N 112°10′30.40″W / 49.7817778°N 112.1751111°W / 49.7817778; -112.1751111
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
RegionSouthern Alberta
Census division2
Municipal districtMunicipal District of Taber
Government
 • TypeUnincorporated
 • Governing bodyMunicipal District of Taber Council
Area
 (2021)
 • Land0.19 km2 (0.073 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total
126
 • Density670.9/km2 (1,738/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−06:00 (Alberta Time)
Area codes403, 587, 825

Johnson's Addition is a hamlet in southern Alberta, Canada within the Municipal District of Taber. It is adjacent to the western boundary of the Town of Taber at the intersection of Highway 3 and Highway 864 (Range Road 170).

Toponymy

The hamlet is named after Aaron Johnson, original owner of 40 acres that today fall under Johnson's Addition.

History

In the early twentieth century, Utah-born Aaron Johnson purchased forty acres of land outside Taber, where he served as assistant postmaster. (He assumed the role of postmaster for a short time between June and September 1907.)

In 1907 he subdivided the land into smaller plots which he then named "Johnson's Addition." He began selling the lots to buyers in September of that year. Johnson placed advertisements in Taber's local newspaper aimed especially at workers employed by the nearby coal mine. The available lots were primarily for constructing residential properties, though some were suitable for farming.

Johnson's son, Frank, himself a miner, also worked as a courier for a butcher in the area. Many residents of Johnson's Addition owned dogs, which had a habit of chasing after Frank's wagon when he drove meat through the settlement. Frank nicknamed the area "Dog Town," which was also adopted by residents for a time.

In May 1923 farmers in Johnson's Addition agreed to cede land to the provincial government to extend the settlement's main road to the highway. This provided the Addition with better transport links to Taber.

Johnson's Addition was declared a hamlet by Marvin Moore, then-Minister of Municipal Affairs, on September 15, 1982.

Demographics

Population history
of Johnson's Addition
YearPop.±%
195682—    
1961101+23.2%
196674−26.7%
197194+27.0%
1976103+9.6%
198199−3.9%
198695−4.0%
1991105+10.5%
1991A127+21.0%
1996115−9.4%
2001143+24.3%
2016R130−9.1%
2021126−3.1%
Source: Statistics Canada

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Johnson's Addition had a population of 126 living in 42 of its 42 total private dwellings, a change of −3.1% from its 2016 population of 130. With a land area of 0.19 km2 (0.073 sq mi), it had a population density of 663.2/km2 (1,717.6/sq mi) in 2021.

As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Johnson's Addition had a population of 34 living in 13 of its 14 total private dwellings, a change of 21.4% from its 2011 population of 28. With a land area of 0.41 km2 (0.16 sq mi), it had a population density of 82.9/km2 (214.8/sq mi) in 2016.

The Municipal District of Taber's 2016 municipal census counted a population of 130 in Johnson's Addition, a 13% change from the hamlet's 2013 municipal census population of 115.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. June 3, 2024. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Aubrey, Merrily K., ed. (2006). Concise place names of Alberta. Calgary: University of Calgary Press. p. 167. ISBN 978-1-55238-210-3.
  4. ↑ Canada, Library and Archives (November 25, 2016). "Taber Archives / Post Offices and Postmasters". recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca. Retrieved November 16, 2025.
  5. 1 2 3 "Important! Why pay rent, when, for a trifle, you can purchase a large building lot on the Johnson Addition[?]". Taber Free Press. September 19, 1907. p. 2.
  6. 1 2 "Advertisements". Taber Free Press. March 12, 1908. p. 4. For Acre Building Lots and a limited amount of Farm Land on the Johnson Addition near the Canada West Coal Co.'s Mine, Taber, see Aaron Johnson or Frank Johnson, Agent – EASY TERMS
  7. 1 2 3 LeBaron, Ellice; Kemper, Leona; Johnson, Beula; Anderson, Arvilla (1952). Barnwell History. Barnwell Relief Society. p. 246.
  8. 1 2 "Plan Extensive Road Work, Taber". Calgary Daily Herald. June 1, 1923. p. 25.
  9. ↑ Ministerial Order in the Matter of the Municipal Government Act and the Hamlet of Johnson's Addition Within the Boundaries of the Municipal District of Taber #14 (PDF). Government of Alberta. September 15, 1982. p. 1.
  10. ↑ Census of Canada, 1956 (PDF). Vol. Population of unincorporated villages and settlements. Dominion Bureau of Statistics. October 25, 1957.
  11. ↑ 1961 Census of Canada: Population (PDF). Series SP: Unincorporated Villages. Vol. Bulletin SP—4. Ottawa: Dominion Bureau of Statistics. April 18, 1963.
  12. ↑ Census of Canada 1966: Population (PDF). Special Bulletin: Unincorporated Places. Vol. Bulletin S–3. Ottawa: Dominion Bureau of Statistics. 1968.
  13. ↑ 1971 Census of Canada: Population (PDF). Special Bulletin: Unincorporated Settlements. Vol. Bulletin SP—1. Ottawa: Statistics Canada. 1973.
  14. ↑ "Geographical Identification and Population for Unincorporated Places of 25 persons and over, 1971 and 1976". 1976 Census of Canada (PDF). Supplementary Bulletins: Geographic and Demographic (Population of Unincorporated Places—Canada). Vol. Bulletin 8SG.1. Ottawa: Statistics Canada. 1978.
  15. ↑ 1981 Census of Canada (PDF). Place name reference list. Vol. Western provinces and the Territories. Ottawa: Statistics Canada. 1983.
  16. ↑ 1986 Census of Canada (PDF). Population. Vol. Unincorporated Places. Ottawa: Statistics Canada. 1988.
  17. ↑ 91 Census (PDF). Population and Dwelling Counts. Vol. Unincorporated Places. Ottawa: Statistics Canada. 1993.
  18. ↑ 96 Census (PDF). A National Overview: Population and Dwelling Counts (1996 ed.). Ottawa: Statistics Canada. 1997.
  19. ↑ "Population and Dwelling Counts, for Canada, Provinces and Territories, and Census Divisions, 2001 and 1996 Censuses – 100% Data (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. August 15, 2012. Retrieved September 19, 2024.
  20. ↑ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and designated places, 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved February 13, 2017.
  21. ↑ "About Us: Population & Statistics". Municipal District of Taber. Archived from the original on October 12, 2016. Retrieved October 8, 2016.
  22. ↑ "MD Connection (newsletter): Fountain of Youth?" (PDF) (PDF). Municipal District of Taber. Summer 2013. p. 7. Retrieved August 29, 2013.[permanent dead link]