Cessford, Alberta

Hamlet in Alberta, Canada

51°00′23″N 111°33′24″W / 51.0064°N 111.5567°W / 51.0064; -111.5567CountryCanadaProvinceAlbertaRegionSouthern AlbertaCensus division4Municipal districtSpecial Area No. 2Government

• Governing bodySpecial Areas BoardPopulation

(1991)^[1]

• Total31Time zoneUTC−7 (MST) • Summer (DST)UTC−6 (MDT)Postal code span

List of T Postal Codes of Canada

Area code+1-403HighwaysHighway 561
Highway 876

Cessford is a hamlet in southern Alberta, Canada within Special Area No. 2.^[2]^[3] It is located approximately 22 kilometres (14 mi) east of Highway 36 and 54 kilometres (34 mi) northeast of Brooks.

The hamlet took its name from a local farm.^[4]

Demographics

Cessford recorded a population of 31 in the 1991 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "91 Census: Unincorporated Places — Population and Dwelling Counts" (PDF). Statistics Canada. June 1993. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
^ "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. June 3, 2024. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
^ Statistics Canada (March 5, 2010). "Standard Geographical Classification 2006 – Special Area No. 2, geographical codes and localities, 2006". Archived from the original on July 6, 2011. Retrieved July 11, 2010.
^ Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 32.