Woolford, Alberta

Hamlet in Alberta, Canada

49°11′06″N 113°09′55″W / 49.18500°N 113.16528°W / 49.18500; -113.16528CountryCanadaProvinceAlbertaRegionSouthern AlbertaCensus division3Municipal districtCardston CountyFounded1900Government

• Governing bodyCardston County Council • MPJim Hillyer • MLAGary BikmanPopulation

(1986)^[1]

• Total13Time zoneUTC−7 (MST) • Summer (DST)UTC−6 (MDT)Postal code span

Area code+1-403Highways Highway 503

Woolford is a hamlet in southern Alberta, Canada within Cardston County.^[2] It is located on Highway 503, approximately 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) southeast of Cardston between the St. Mary River and the Milk River Ridge. It is named after Thomas Woolford who came to the area in 1900.^[3]

Demographics

Woolford recorded a population of 13 in the 1986 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada.^[1]

Woolford Flat

Woolford Flat is located one mile northeast of present-day Woolford on Highway 503. The Canadian Pacific Railway built a subdivision from Raley to Whiskey Gap in 1910 bypassing original town site of Woolford leaving the settlement stranded from any railway services. The community was then divided into two town sites. The original town site became "Woolford Flat" and the new town site placed along the railway kept the old name "Woolford".^[4]

Woolford Flat consisted of the school house, the L.D.S. Church and three private residences.

Woolford consisted of a Chinese restaurant, a two-story general store, a United Church, a blacksmith, lumber yard, three grain elevators and 8 private residences.

Attractions

The Woolford Provincial Park is a provincial park west of Highway 503 just west of Woolford, approximately 18 km (11 mi) east of Cardston.

References

^ ^a ^b "Census Canada 1986: Population — Unincorporated Places (Population and Dwelling Counts – Canada)" (PDF). Statistics Canada. July 1988. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
^ "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. January 12, 2022. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
^ Shaw, Keith (1978). Chief mountain country : a history of Cardston and district. Volume I. Cardston: Cardston and District Historical Society. p. 80. ISBN 0-919213-89-8.
^ Woolford