Whitford, Alberta

Hamlet in Alberta, Canada

53°52′21″N 112°12′53″W / 53.87250°N 112.21472°W / 53.87250; -112.21472CountryCanadaProvinceAlbertaRegionCentral AlbertaCensus division10Municipal districtLamont CountyGovernment

• TypeUnincorporated • Governing bodyLamont County CouncilPopulation

(1981)^[1]

• Total6Time zoneUTC−07:00 (MST) • Summer (DST)UTC−06:00 (MDT)Area code(s)780, 587, 825

Whitford is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada within Lamont County.^[2] It is located 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) west of Highway 45, approximately 68 kilometres (42 mi) northeast of Fort Saskatchewan. The first school was built in 1895 with John and Andrew Whitford as trustees.^[3]

Demographics

Whitford recorded a population of 6 in the 1981 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "1981 Census of Canada: Place Name Reference List — Western Provinces and the Territories" (PDF). Statistics Canada. May 1983. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
^ "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. June 3, 2024. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
^ Choriawy, Cathy (1989). Commerce in the country : a land use and structural history of the Luzan grocery store. Edmonton: Alberta Culture, Historical Resources Division. p. 20.