Richdale Explained

Richdale
Settlement Type:Hamlet
Pushpin Relief:yes
Pushpin Map:Canada Alberta#Canada
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Richdale
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Canada
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Alberta
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:Southern Alberta
Subdivision Type3:Census division
Subdivision Name3:4
Subdivision Type4:Special area
Subdivision Name4:Special Area No. 2
Government Type:Unincorporated
Leader Title1:Governing body
Leader Name1:Special Areas Board
Established Title:Established
Population As Of:1991
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:14
Timezone:MST
Utc Offset:−07:00
Timezone Dst:MDT
Utc Offset Dst:−06:00
Coordinates:51.6103°N -111.6042°W
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Area Code:403, 587, 825
Blank Name:Highways
Blank1 Name:Waterways

Richdale is a hamlet in east-central Alberta, Canada within Special Area No. 2.[2] It is located on Highway 9 approximately 24km (15miles) east of the Town of Hanna, 29km (18miles) west of the Village of Youngstown and 130km (80miles) north of the City of Brooks. Previously an incorporated community, Richdale was incorporated as a village in 1916, it was dissolved from village status on June 2, 1931.[3]

Demographics

Richdale recorded a population of 14 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: Standard Geographical Classification 2006 – Special Area No. 2, geographical codes and localities, 2006 . Statistics Canada . Statistics Canada . 2010-03-05 . 2010-07-11 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110706182130/http://stds.statcan.gc.ca/sgc-cgt/2006/sgcsl-cgtrl-fin-eng.asp?criteria=4804004 . 2011-07-06 .
  3. Book: Census of the Prairie Provinces, 1946 . I: Population . 1949 . . Ottawa . 418 . Table 6a: Population by census divisions and subdivisions showing reorganization of rural areas, 1931-1946.