Green Court Explained

Green Court
Settlement Type:Hamlet
Pushpin Relief:yes
Pushpin Map:Canada Alberta#Canada
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Green Court
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:Lac Ste. Anne County
Government Type:Unincorporated
Leader Title1:Governing body
Leader Name1:Lac Ste. Anne County Council
Established Title:Established
Population As Of:2008
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:51
Timezone:MST
Utc Offset:−07:00
Timezone Dst:MDT
Utc Offset Dst:−06:00
Coordinates:54.0078°N -115.2386°W
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Area Code:780, 587, 825
Blank Name:Highways
Blank1 Name:Waterways

Greencourt is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada within Lac Ste. Anne County. It is located at the intersection of Highway 43 and Highway 18, approximately northwest of Edmonton.

The community takes its name from Greencourt, England.[2]

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.[3]

Demographics

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

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Alberta Population Summary: Alberta's Hamlets Alphabetically, 2010 . Alberta Population . September 25, 2021 . December 11, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211211031124/http://www.altapop.ca/popsums/2010/2010hamletsalpha.pdf . dead .
  2. Book: Place-names of Alberta. 1928. Geographic Board of Canada.. Ottawa. 59.
  3. Book: Lac Ste. Anne Historical Society. Archives Committee.. West of the Fifth: a history of Lac Ste. Anne Municipality. The Institute of Applied Art Ltd.. 1959. Edmonton, CA. 35, 40.