Marlboro is a hamlet

Hamlet (place)

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 in west-central Alberta

Central Alberta

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, Canada

Canada

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 within Yellowhead County

Yellowhead County, Alberta

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. It is located on the Yellowhead Highway

Yellowhead Highway

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 (Highway 16), approximately 25 kilometres (15.5 mi) west of Edson

Edson, Alberta

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. Sundance Provincial Park

Sundance Provincial Park

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 is located northwest of the hamlet.

Statistics Canada

Statistics Canada

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 recognizes Marlboro as a designated place

Designated place

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.

Demographics

As of 2006, Marlboro had a total population of 156 living in 50 dwellings. With a land area of 0.44 km² (0.169884949780715 sq mi), it has a population density

Population density

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of 355.4 /km2.