Spedden

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Spedden
Hamlet
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Spedden
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Spedden
Spedden (Canada)
Coordinates: 54°08′19″N111°43′32″W / 54.13861°N 111.72556°W / 54.13861; -111.72556
CountryCanada
Province Alberta
Region Central Alberta
Census division 12
Municipal district Smoky Lake County
Government
 • Type Unincorporated
 • Governing bodySmoky Lake County Council
Population
 (1991) [1]
 • Total56
Time zone UTC−07:00 (MST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−06:00 (MDT)
Area code(s) 780, 587, 825

Spedden is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada within Smoky Lake County. [2] It is located 0.3 kilometres (0.19 mi) north of Highway 36, approximately 106 kilometres (66 mi) southwest of Cold Lake.

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History

Spedden was named after one of the original surveyors who died in the area in 1919. Previously it bore the name Cache Lake. [3]

Spedden received a Canadian National rail-line in 1919, and by the end of the year St. Paul residents pushed the line another 50 kilometres through Ashmont to their locality. [4]

Demographics

Population history
of Spedden
YearPop.±%
1941114—    
1951104−8.8%
195694−9.6%
1961123+30.9%
196695−22.8%
197171−25.3%
197666−7.0%
198149−25.8%
198638−22.4%
199156+47.4%
Source: Statistics Canada
[5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [1]

Spedden recorded a population of 56 in the 1991 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada. [1]

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 3 91 Census (PDF). Population and Dwelling Counts. Vol. Unincorporated Places. Ottawa: Statistics Canada. 1993. Retrieved September 26, 2024.
  2. ↑ "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. June 3, 2024. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
  3. ↑ A century of progress : an historical study of the Waskatenau, Smoky Lake, Warspite, Bellis, Vilna and Spedden school communities. The County of Smoky Lake No. 13. 1967. p. 1.
  4. ↑ Edmonton Bulletin, May 17, 1920; December 8, 1920
  5. ↑ Ninth Census of Canada, 1951 (PDF). Vol. SP-7 (Population: Unincorporated villages and hamlets). Dominion Bureau of Statistics. March 31, 1954. Retrieved September 22, 2024.
  6. ↑ Census of Canada, 1956 (PDF). Vol. Population of unincorporated villages and settlements. Dominion Bureau of Statistics. October 25, 1957. Retrieved September 23, 2024.
  7. ↑ 1961 Census of Canada: Population (PDF). Series SP: Unincorporated Villages. Vol. Bulletin SP—4. Ottawa: Dominion Bureau of Statistics. April 18, 1963. Retrieved September 25, 2024.
  8. ↑ Census of Canada 1966: Population (PDF). Special Bulletin: Unincorporated Places. Vol. Bulletin S–3. Ottawa: Dominion Bureau of Statistics. 1968. Retrieved September 25, 2024.
  9. ↑ 1971 Census of Canada: Population (PDF). Special Bulletin: Unincorporated Settlements. Vol. Bulletin SP—1. Ottawa: Statistics Canada. 1973. Retrieved September 25, 2024.
  10. ↑ "Geographical Identification and Population for Unincorporated Places of 25 persons and over, 1971 and 1976". 1976 Census of Canada (PDF). Supplementary Bulletins: Geographic and Demographic (Population of Unincorporated Places—Canada). Vol. Bulletin 8SG.1. Ottawa: Statistics Canada. 1978. Retrieved September 26, 2024.
  11. ↑ 1981 Census of Canada (PDF). Place name reference list. Vol. Western provinces and the Territories. Ottawa: Statistics Canada. 1983. Retrieved September 26, 2024.
  12. ↑ 1986 Census of Canada (PDF). Population. Vol. Unincorporated Places. Ottawa: Statistics Canada. 1988. Retrieved September 26, 2024.
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