Ranfurly, Alberta Explained

Ranfurly
Settlement Type:Hamlet
Pushpin Relief:yes
Pushpin Map:Canada Alberta#Canada
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Ranfurly
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Canada
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Alberta
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:Central Alberta
Subdivision Type3:Census division
Subdivision Name3:10
Subdivision Type4:Municipal district
Subdivision Name4:County of Minburn No. 27
Government Type:Unincorporated
Leader Title1:Governing body
Leader Name1:County of Minburn No. 27 Council
Established Title:Established
Area Footnotes: (2021)
Area Land Km2:0.72
Population As Of:2021
Population Total:71
Population Density Km2:98.6
Timezone:MST
Utc Offset:−07:00
Timezone Dst:MDT
Utc Offset Dst:−06:00
Coordinates:53.4072°N -111.6797°W
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Area Code:780, 587, 825
Blank Name:Highways
Blank1 Name:Waterways

Ranfurly is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada within the County of Minburn No. 27. Previously an incorporated municipality, Ranfurly dissolved from village status on January 1, 1946 to become part of the Municipal District of Birch Lake No. 484.[1]

Ranfurly is located north of Highway 16, approximately east of Edmonton. It has an elevation of 670m (2,200feet).[2]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Ranfurly had a population of 71 living in 33 of its 35 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 56. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2021.[3]

As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Ranfurly had a population of 56 living in 28 of its 34 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2011 population of 69. With a land area of 0.75km2, it had a population density of in 2016.[4]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Book: Census of the Prairie Provinces, 1946 . I: Population . 1949 . . Ottawa . 423 . Table 6a: Population by census divisions and subdivisions showing reorganization of rural areas, 1931-1946.
  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.
  3. Web site: Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places . . February 9, 2022 . February 10, 2022.
  4. Web site: Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and designated places, 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Alberta) . . February 8, 2017 . February 13, 2017.