Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Exshaw had a population of 449 living in 170 of its 185 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 412. 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, Exshaw had a population of 412 living in 164 of its 178 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2011 population of 362. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2016. Administration Exshaw is the largest hamlet in the M.D. of Bighorn No. 8, which also includes the hamlets of Benchlands, Dead Man's Flats, Harvie Heights and Lac des Arcs, as well as rural ranchland west of Cochrane. The M.D. of Bighorn No. 8's municipal office is located in Exshaw. See also List of communities in Alberta List of designated places in Alberta List of hamlets in Alberta References Further reading Alexander, Rob, and Dene Cooper. Exshaw: Heart of the Valley. Exshaw, Alta: Exshaw Historical Society Centennial Project, 2005. https://web.archive.org/web/20100825162358/http://www.geo.ucalgary.ca/DIY/jura1.htm McGugan, A. (1960). "A New Species of the Pelecypod Megalodon from the Permo-Carboniferous of the Banff Area, Alberta". Journal of Paleontology 34 (1): 101–106. Municipal District of Bighorn No. 8 Hamlets in Alberta Designated places in Alberta Lime kilns in Canada