Official Name: | Worsley |
Settlement Type: | Hamlet |
Motto: | Gateway to the Clear Hills |
Pushpin Map: | Canada Alberta |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Canada |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Alberta |
Subdivision Type2: | Federal riding |
Subdivision Name2: | Grande Prairie-Mackenzie |
Subdivision Type3: | Provincial riding |
Subdivision Name3: | Central Peace-Notley |
Leader Title: | Unknown |
Established Title: | Established |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 28 |
Population As Of: | 2008 |
Coordinates: | 56.5067°N -119.1339°W |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | T0H 3W0 |
Worsley is a hamlet in northern Alberta, Canada within Clear Hills County. It is located in the Peace Country, at the northern end of Highway 726, approximately 18km (11miles) north of Highway 64, 59km (37miles) northwest of Hines Creek and 50km (30miles) east of the British Columbia border. It lies at an elevation of 650m (2,130feet) amidst prairie farmland and ranchland.
It was named after Erick Worsley, a British Cavalry Officer and fur trader who arrived in the area in the 1930. Clear Hills County's municipal office is located in Worsley.[2]
The first post office was established in Worsley in 1931.[3]
The population of Worsley according to the 2008 municipal census conducted by Clear Hills County is 28.[1]
Worsley is an agricultural service centre for the surrounding farming communities, which raise mostly crops of barley, wheat, canola and fescue.
The Whispering Pines Ski Hill, a 17-run ski resort is located in the Clear Hills, approximately 25km (16miles) northwest of Worsley.[4]