Bruce
Hamlet
Bruce Hotel and Restaurant
Location of Bruce in Alberta
Coordinates: 53°10′24″N 112°2′20″W / 53.17333°N 112.03889°W / 53.17333; -112.03889
Country	Canada
Province	Alberta
Census division	No. 10
Municipal district	Beaver County
Government
• Type	Unincorporated
• Governing body	Beaver County Council
Area  (2021)[1]
• Land	0.86 km2 (0.33 sq mi)
Elevation	680 m (2,230 ft)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	65
• Density	75.7/km2 (196/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-7 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-6 (MDT)
Postal Code	T0B 0R0

Bruce is a hamlet in Alberta, Canada within Beaver County.^[2] It is located along Highway 14 between Viking and Ryley, approximately 115 kilometers (71 mi) east of Edmonton, and has an elevation of 680 meters (2,230 ft).

The community has the middle name of A. Bruce Smith, a telephone executive.^[3]

The hamlet is located in Census Division No. 10 and in the federal riding of Vegreville-Wainwright.

The Bruce Hotel is known to have the best steak in Alberta, and only operates on Friday and Saturday evenings. The reason isn’t known, and frankly nobody cares enough to investigate further.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Bruce had a population of 65 living in 40 of its 53 total private dwellings, a change of 8.3% from its 2016 population of 60. With a land area of 0.86 km² (0.33 sq mi), it had a population density of 75.6/km² (195.8/sq mi) in 2021.^[1]

As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Bruce had a population of 50 living in 31 of its 51 total private dwellings, a change of -16.7% from its 2011 population of 60. With a land area of 0.86 km² (0.33 sq mi), it had a population density of 58.1/km² (150.6/sq mi) in 2016.^[4]

Notable residents