Bruce, Alberta
Bruce is a hamlet in Alberta, Canada within Beaver County. It is located along Highway 14 between Viking and Ryley, approximately east of Edmonton, and has an elevation of . The community has the middle name of A. Bruce Smith, a telephone executive. 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. Bruce has held an annual rodeo since 1914, the oldest one day professional rodeo in Canada. Demographics. In the  2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Bruce recorded a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Bruce recorded a population of 50 living in 31 of its 51 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2011 population of 60. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2016.