Madden, Alberta

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Madden
Hamlet
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Sunset over Madden (July 2018)
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Madden
Location of Madden in Alberta
Coordinates: 51°43′29″N114°28′29″W / 51.72472°N 114.47472°W / 51.72472; -114.47472 Coordinates: 51°43′29″N114°28′29″W / 51.72472°N 114.47472°W / 51.72472; -114.47472
CountryCanada
Province Alberta
Region Calgary Region
Established1876
Area
 (2021) [1]
 • Land0.07 km2 (0.03 sq mi)
Population
 (2021) [1]
 • Total10
 • Density144.1/km2 (373/sq mi)
Time zone UTC−7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−6 (MDT)

Madden is a hamlet in southern Alberta, Canada, under the jurisdiction of Rocky View County. [2]

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Madden is located approximately 46 kilometres (29 mi) north of Downtown Calgary on Highway 574, 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) west of the Town of Crossfield on Highway 2A and 19 kilometres (12 mi) west of Highway 2 (the Calgary-Edmonton Corridor).

The hamlet was named after Bernard Madden, an early pioneer and a prominent rancher who arrived in the area in 1876. The post office was opened on May 1, 1931.

Madden has a community hall and curling rink, meat processor, campground, fire station and an 18-hole golf course. Madden has also been host to a few film crews, including the 2008 production Mayerthorpe (seen on CTV), which was shot at various locations near the hamlet.[ citation needed ]

Madden was once located on a Canadian Pacific Railway spur from Collicutt to Cremona and had two elevators. The rail grade can still be seen as it goes behind the Madden Ice Cream Store (the old Dodd's General Store) west from the hamlet through the Ag Society grounds and east towards Nier Lakes.

Climate

Climate data for Madden
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Record high °C (°F)14.5
(58.1)		22.8
(73.0)		21
(70)		29.5
(85.1)		32.5
(90.5)		33.5
(92.3)		34
(93)		34
(93)		33
(91)		28
(82)		19.5
(67.1)		18.5
(65.3)		34
(93)
Average high °C (°F)−1.8
(28.8)		0.5
(32.9)		4.1
(39.4)		11.1
(52.0)		16.3
(61.3)		19.6
(67.3)		21.8
(71.2)		21.9
(71.4)		17
(63)		11.8
(53.2)		2.1
(35.8)		−1.1
(30.0)		10.3
(50.5)
Daily mean °C (°F)−7.8
(18.0)		−5.6
(21.9)		−1.8
(28.8)		4.4
(39.9)		9.5
(49.1)		13.1
(55.6)		15
(59)		14.8
(58.6)		10.2
(50.4)		5.1
(41.2)		−3.5
(25.7)		−6.8
(19.8)		3.9
(39.0)
Average low °C (°F)−13.8
(7.2)		−11.7
(10.9)		−7.7
(18.1)		−2.4
(27.7)		2.5
(36.5)		6.6
(43.9)		8.3
(46.9)		7.7
(45.9)		3.3
(37.9)		−1.6
(29.1)		−9
(16)		−12.4
(9.7)		−2.5
(27.5)
Record low °C (°F)−39.5
(−39.1)		−38.5
(−37.3)		−31.5
(−24.7)		−19.5
(−3.1)		−9
(16)		−2.5
(27.5)		−0.5
(31.1)		−4
(25)		−9.5
(14.9)		−27
(−17)		−35.5
(−31.9)		−38.5
(−37.3)		−39.5
(−39.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches)16
(0.6)		11.4
(0.45)		21
(0.8)		28.4
(1.12)		63.1
(2.48)		82.5
(3.25)		75.1
(2.96)		65.4
(2.57)		53.7
(2.11)		17.3
(0.68)		17.6
(0.69)		15
(0.6)		466.5
(18.37)
Source: Environment Canada [3]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Madden had a population of 10 living in 6 of its 10 total private dwellings, a change of

population of Madden according to the 2018 municipal census conducted by Rocky View County is 26, [4] an increase from its 2013 municipal census population count of 21. [5]

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "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. January 12, 2022. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
  3. ↑ Environment Canada—. Retrieved 6 April 2010.
  4. ↑ "2018 Rocky View County Census Results" (PDF). Rocky View County. November 13, 2018. pp. 249–254. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
  5. ↑ "County Census Identifies Divisional Population Changes". Rocky View County. September 23, 2013. Retrieved September 23, 2013.

Karamitsanis, Aphrodite (1992). Place Names of Alberta – Volume II, Southern Alberta, University of Calgary Press, Calgary, Alberta.

Read, Tracey (1983). Acres and Empires – A History of the Municipal District of Rocky View , Calgary, Alberta.


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