Aldersydeis ahamletinAlberta,Canada within theFoothills County.[3]Located betweenHighway 2andHighway 2Asouth ofHighway 7,the hamlet is approximately 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) southeast ofOkotoks,10 kilometres (6.2 mi) north ofHigh Riverand 25 kilometres (16 mi) south ofCalgary.TheCanadian Pacific Kansas CityAldersyde subdivision runs through the hamlet.
Aldersyde | |
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Hamlet | |
 Grain elevators, 1975 | |
  Aldersyde Location of Aldersyde inAlberta | |
| Coordinates:50°40′34″N113°52′44″W/ 50.67611°N 113.87889°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Region | Southern Alberta |
| Census division | 6 |
| Municipal district | Foothills County |
| Population (2003)[1] | |
• Total | 64 |
| Time zone | UTC−7(MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6(MDT) |
| Area code | +1-403 |
The name "Aldersyde" was coined by a first settler for its Scottish sound, although apparently there is no place in Scotland with the same name.[4]
Demographics
editThe population of Aldersyde according to the2003 municipal censusconducted by Foothills County is 64.[1]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ab"Alberta Population Summary: Alberta's Hamlets Alphabetically, 2010"(PDF).Alberta Population. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on December 11, 2021.RetrievedSeptember 25,2021.
- ^"Municipal Officials Search".Alberta Municipal Affairs.May 9, 2019.RetrievedOctober 1,2021.
- ^"Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities"(PDF).Alberta Municipal Affairs.June 3, 2024.RetrievedJune 14,2024.
- ^Place-names of Alberta.Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 10.
50°40′34″N113°52′44″W/ 50.67611°N 113.87889°W
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