Crossfield, Alberta

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Crossfield
Town
Town of Crossfield
Motto: Progress Through Friendship
Crossfield is located in Alberta
Crossfield
Crossfield
Location of Crossfield in Alberta
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Country  Canada
Province  Alberta
Region Calgary Region
Census division 6
Municipal district Rocky View County
Founded 1892
Incorporated 1980
Government[1]
 • Mayor Nathan Anderson
 • Governing body Crossfield Town Council
 • MP Blake Richards, Wild Rose
Area (2011)[2]
 • Total 11.87 km2 (4.58 sq mi)
Elevation[3] 1,113 m (3,652 ft)
Population (2011)[2]
 • Total 2,853
 • Density 240.3/km2 (622/sq mi)
Time zone MST (UTC-7)
Postal code span T0M-0S0
Highways Highway 2A
Highway 574
Website Official website

Crossfield is a town in southern Alberta, Canada within Rocky View County. It is located on Highway 2A 43 km (27 mi) north of the City of Calgary.

As a rail station on the Calgary to Edmonton (C&E) line of the Canadian Pacific Railway, Crossfield was founded in 1892. Crossfield was named after an engineer with the Canadian Pacific Railway survey crew. By 1904, the community had a post office, a general store, a hotel and a school. In 1906, the first grain elevator opened and Crossfield was incorporated as a village the following year in 1907.[4] In 1980, Crossfield incorporated as a town.

The Town of Crossfield is a member of the Calgary Regional Partnership. Crossfield is within the Calgary-Edmonton Corridor and is growing as a result. Crossfield is north of the City of Airdrie and south of the Town of Olds. Crossfield is surrounded by the rural Rocky View County.

Demographics

The population of the Town of Crossfield according to its 2014 municipal census is 2,918,[5] a 2% change from its 2010 municipal census population of 2,861.[6]

In the 2011 Census, the Town of Crossfield had a population of 2,853 living in 1,018 of its 1,090 total dwellings, a 6.9% change from its 2006 adjusted population of 2,668. With a land area of 11.87 km2 (4.58 sq mi), it had a population density of 240.4/km2 (622.5/sq mi) in 2011.[2]

In 2006, Crossfield had a population of 2,648 living in 960 dwellings, a 10.4% increase from 2001. The town has a land area of 4.80 km2 (1.85 sq mi) and a population density of 551.4/km2 (1,428/sq mi).[7]

Economy

The primary economic base of the Crossfield area is agriculture, agricultural services and natural gas processing. The Crossfield Gas Plant located south of the town, currently owned by TAQA North, has been operation since 1965.[citation needed]

Education

Crossfield has two schools – Crossfield Elementary School (Kindergarten to Grade 5)[8] and W.G. Murdoch School (Grades 6-12).[9]

See also

References

  1. Alberta Municipal Affairs: Municipal Officials Search
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  • Karamitsanis, Aphrodite (1992). Place Names of Alberta – Volume II, Southern Alberta, University of Calgary Press, Calgary, Alberta.
  • Read, Tracey (1983). Acres and Empires – A History of the Municipal District of Rocky View, Calgary, Alberta.

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