Spedden Explained

Spedden
Settlement Type:Hamlet
Pushpin Relief:yes
Pushpin Map:Canada Alberta#Canada
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Spedden
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Canada
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Alberta
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:Central Alberta
Subdivision Type3:Census division
Subdivision Name3:12
Subdivision Type4:Municipal district
Subdivision Name4:Smoky Lake County
Government Type:Unincorporated
Leader Title1:Governing body
Leader Name1:Smoky Lake County Council
Established Title:Established
Population As Of:1991
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:56
Timezone:MST
Utc Offset:−07:00
Timezone Dst:MDT
Utc Offset Dst:−06:00
Coordinates:54.1386°N -111.7256°W
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Area Code:780, 587, 825
Blank Name:Highways
Blank1 Name:Waterways

Spedden is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada within Smoky Lake County. It is located north of Highway 36, approximately southwest of Cold Lake.

History

Spedden was named after one of the original surveyors who died in the area in 1919. Previously it bore the name Cache Lake.[2]

Spedden received a Canadian National rail-line in 1919, and by the end of the year St. Paul residents pushed the line another 50 kilometres through Ashmont to their locality.[3]

Demographics

Spedden recorded a population of 56 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. Book: A century of progress : an historical study of the Waskatenau, Smoky Lake, Warspite, Bellis, Vilna and Spedden school communities. 1967. The County of Smoky Lake No. 13. 1.
  3. Edmonton Bulletin, May 17, 1920; December 8, 1920