Cassils, Alberta Explained

Cassils
Settlement Type:Hamlet
Pushpin Relief:yes
Pushpin Map:Canada Alberta#Canada
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Cassils
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Canada
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Alberta
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:Southern Alberta
Subdivision Type3:Census division
Subdivision Name3:2
Subdivision Type4:Municipal district
Subdivision Name4:County of Newell
Government Type:Unincorporated
Leader Title1:Governing body
Leader Name1:County of Newell Council
Established Title:Established
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:22
Timezone:MST
Utc Offset:−07:00
Timezone Dst:MDT
Utc Offset Dst:−06:00
Coordinates:50.5786°N -112.0483°W
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Area Code:403, 587, 825
Blank Name:Highways
Blank1 Name:Waterways

Cassils is a hamlet in southern Alberta, Canada within the County of Newell. It is located on the north side of a Canadian Pacific rail line 2.9km (01.8miles) west of the intersection of Highway 36 and Highway 542.[2] It is 10km (10miles) west of the City of Brooks and 7.5km (04.7miles) south of the Trans-Canada Highway (Highway 1).

The hamlet is named after Charles Cassils, of the Montreal firm of Cassils and Cochrane.[3] Cassils, a native of Dumbartonshire, Scotland, died July 2, 1908, aged 77.

Demographics

The population of Cassils according to the 2020 municipal census conducted by the County of Newell is 22.[1]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Municipal Census Report 2020 . County of Newell . 3 . September 25, 2021.
  2. Web site: County of Newell Council Meeting, Thursday, November 8, 2012 (agenda) . County of Newell . 48 . November 8, 2012 . December 8, 2012 .
  3. Book: Place-names of Alberta. 1928. Geographic Board of Canada. Ottawa. 31.