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.

Cessford
Cessford is located in Alberta
Cessford
Cessford
Coordinates: 51°00′23″N 111°33′24″W / 51.0064°N 111.5567°W / 51.0064; -111.5567
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
RegionSouthern Alberta
Census division4
Municipal districtSpecial Area No. 2
Government
 • Governing bodySpecial Areas Board
Population
 (1991)[1]
 • Total31
Time zoneUTC−7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−6 (MDT)
Postal code span
Area code+1-403
HighwaysHighway 561
Highway 876

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

Demographics edit

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

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b "91 Census: Unincorporated Places — Population and Dwelling Counts" (PDF). Statistics Canada. June 1993. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
  2. ^ "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. January 12, 2022. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 32.