Green Court

Hamlet in Alberta, Canada

54°00′28″N 115°14′19″W / 54.00778°N 115.23861°W / 54.00778; -115.23861CountryCanadaProvinceAlbertaRegionCentral AlbertaCensus division13Municipal district Lac Ste. Anne CountyGovernment

• TypeUnincorporated • Governing bodyLac Ste. Anne County CouncilPopulation

(2008)^[1]

• Total51Time zoneUTC−07:00 (MST) • Summer (DST)UTC−06:00 (MDT)Area code(s)780, 587, 825

Greencourt is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada within Lac Ste. Anne County.^[2] It is located at the intersection of Highway 43 and Highway 18, approximately 127 kilometres (79 mi) northwest of Edmonton.

The community takes its name from Greencourt, England.^[3]

History

In 1908, when the railway reached Junkins, Alberta (later Wildwood) a trail was cut from Junkins to Green Court as a route for homesteaders and supplies.^[4]

Demographics

The population of Green Court according to the 2008 municipal census conducted by Lac Ste. Anne County is 51.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "Alberta Population Summary: Alberta's Hamlets Alphabetically, 2010" (PDF). Alberta Population. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
^ "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. January 12, 2022. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
^ Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 59.
^ Lac Ste. Anne Historical Society. Archives Committee. (1959). West of the Fifth: a history of Lac Ste. Anne Municipality. Edmonton, CA: The Institute of Applied Art Ltd. pp. 35, 40.