Ranfurly, Alberta

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Ranfurly
Hamlet
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Ranfurly
Ranfurly (Canada)
Coordinates: 53°24′26″N111°40′47″W / 53.40722°N 111.67972°W / 53.40722; -111.67972
CountryCanada
Province Alberta
Region Central Alberta
Census division 10
Municipal district County of Minburn No. 27
Government
 • Type Unincorporated
 • Governing bodyCounty of Minburn No. 27 Council
Area
 (2021) [1]
 • Land0.72 km2 (0.28 sq mi)
Population
 (2021) [1]
 • Total
71
 • Density98.6/km2 (255/sq mi)
Time zone UTC−07:00 (MST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−06:00 (MDT)
Area codes 780, 587, 825

Ranfurly is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada within the County of Minburn No. 27. [2] Previously an incorporated municipality, Ranfurly dissolved from village status on January 1, 1946 to become part of the Municipal District of Birch Lake No. 484. [3]

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Ranfurly is located 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) north of Highway 16, approximately 121 kilometres (75 mi) east of Edmonton. It has an elevation of 670 m (2,200 ft). [4]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Ranfurly had a population of 71 living in 33 of its 35 total private dwellings, a change of

As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Ranfurly had a population of 56 living in 28 of its 34 total private dwellings, a change of

Climate

Climate data for Ranfurly
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Record high °C (°F)15
(59)		13.3
(55.9)		22.8
(73.0)		33.3
(91.9)		36.1
(97.0)		36.7
(98.1)		40.6
(105.1)		37.2
(99.0)		34.5
(94.1)		30
(86)		22.8
(73.0)		13.9
(57.0)		40.6
(105.1)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)−9.5
(14.9)		−6.8
(19.8)		−0.5
(31.1)		10.2
(50.4)		17.9
(64.2)		21.1
(70.0)		22.7
(72.9)		21.8
(71.2)		15.7
(60.3)		10.3
(50.5)		−1.6
(29.1)		−8
(18)		7.8
(46.0)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)−19.4
(−2.9)		−16.9
(1.6)		−10.5
(13.1)		−1.6
(29.1)		4.5
(40.1)		8.5
(47.3)		10.6
(51.1)		9.2
(48.6)		4.1
(39.4)		−0.9
(30.4)		−10.1
(13.8)		−17.4
(0.7)		−3.3
(26.1)
Record low °C (°F)−49.4
(−56.9)		−51.2
(−60.2)		−42.2
(−44.0)		−32.2
(−26.0)		−14.4
(6.1)		−5.6
(21.9)		−3.9
(25.0)		−4.4
(24.1)		−14.4
(6.1)		−28.3
(−18.9)		−40.6
(−41.1)		−47.2
(−53.0)		−51.2
(−60.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches)20.4
(0.80)		12.5
(0.49)		19.9
(0.78)		19.9
(0.78)		43.2
(1.70)		79.2
(3.12)		72.4
(2.85)		65
(2.6)		41.8
(1.65)		14.5
(0.57)		14.1
(0.56)		23.8
(0.94)		426.6
(16.80)
Average snowfall cm (inches)19.3
(7.6)		12.1
(4.8)		18.7
(7.4)		13.3
(5.2)		2.4
(0.9)		0
(0)		0
(0)		0
(0)		2
(0.8)		7.5
(3.0)		12.1
(4.8)		22.7
(8.9)		110.2
(43.4)
Source: Environment Canada [6]

See also

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. June 3, 2024. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
  3. ↑ "Table 6a: Population by census divisions and subdivisions showing reorganization of rural areas, 1931-1946". Census of the Prairie Provinces, 1946. Vol. I: Population. Ottawa: Dominion Bureau of Statistics. 1949. p. 423.
  4. ↑ "Alberta Private Sewage Systems 2009 Standard of Practice Handbook: Appendix A.3 Alberta Design Data (A.3.A. Alberta Climate Design Data by Town)" (PDF) (PDF). Safety Codes Council. January 2012. pp. 212–215 (PDF pages 226–229). Retrieved October 9, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and designated places, 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved February 13, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Canadian Climate Normals 1971–2000". Environment Canada. Retrieved May 5, 2013.
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