Campsie, Alberta Explained

Campsie
Settlement Type:Hamlet
Pushpin Relief:yes
Pushpin Map:Canada Alberta#Canada
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Campsie
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Canada
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Alberta
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:Central Alberta
Subdivision Type3:Census division
Subdivision Name3:13
Subdivision Type4:Municipal district
Subdivision Name4:County of Barrhead No. 11
Government Type:Unincorporated
Leader Title1:Governing body
Leader Name1:County of Barrhead No. 11 Council
Established Title:Established
Population As Of:1991
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:65
Timezone:MST
Utc Offset:−07:00
Timezone Dst:MDT
Utc Offset Dst:−06:00
Coordinates:54.1278°N -114.6467°W
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Area Code:780, 587, 825
Blank Name:Highways
Blank1 Name:Waterways

Campsie is a hamlet in central Alberta within the County of Barrhead No. 11, located approximately west of Barrhead then north of Highway 18, roughly northwest of Edmonton. It has an elevation of 660m (2,170feet).[2]

The hamlet took its name, in 1909, from Campsie, in Scotland, the ancestral home of an early postmaster.[3] The post office operated until 1969.[4] The community was a block settlement established by Black Canadian homesteaders from Oklahoma and Texas, within four to five years of Alberta becoming a province in 1905.[5]

Demographics

Campsie recorded a population of 65 in the 1991 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada.[1]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 91 Census: Unincorporated Places — Population and Dwelling Counts . . June 1993 . September 25, 2021.
  2. Web site: Alberta Private Sewage Systems 2009 Standard of Practice Handbook: Appendix A.3 Alberta Design Data (A.3.A. Alberta Climate Design Data by Town) . Safety Codes Council . PDF . 212–215 (PDF pages 226–229) . January 2012 . October 9, 2013 . 16 October 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131016085027/http://www.safetycodes.ab.ca/Public/Documents/PSSSOP_Handbook_Version_12_Online_Feb_21_2012b.pdf . dead .
  3. Book: Place-names of Alberta. 1928. Geographic Board of Canada. Ottawa. 29.
  4. Book: Harrison, Tracey. Place Names of Alberta. Volume III: Central Alberta. University of Calgary Press. 1994. 1-895176-44-1. Calgary, AB. 45.
  5. Web site: African American Immigration to Alberta . Rowe . Allan . Historic Resources Management Branch . . 2015-02-12 . 2017-02-06.