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Crossfield, Alberta

Town in Alberta, Canada

Town in Alberta, Canada

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Crossfield is a town in the Calgary Metropolitan Region of Alberta, Canada, that is surrounded by Rocky View County. It is on Highway 2A 43 km north of the City of Calgary.

As a station on the Calgary and Edmonton Railway (C&E) (leased and operated by the Canadian Pacific Railway), Crossfield was founded in 1892. Crossfield was named after an engineer with the C&E survey crew. By 1904, the community had a post office, a general store, a hotel and a school. In 1906, the first grain elevator opened and Crossfield was incorporated as a village the following year in 1907. In 1980, Crossfield was incorporated as a town.

Crossfield is a member of the Calgary Metropolitan Region Board. The town is within the Calgary-Edmonton Corridor and is growing as a result. Crossfield is north of the city of Airdrie and south of the town of Olds.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Crossfield had a population of 3,599 living in 1,326 of its 1,381 private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 2,983. With a land area of 11.89 km2, it had a population density of in 2021.

According to its 2019 municipal census, the population of Crossfield is 3,377, a change of from its 2018 municipal census population of 3,308.

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Crossfield recorded a population of 2,983 living in 1,101 of its 1,168 private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of 2,853. With a land area of 11.96 km2, it had a population density of in 2016.

Economy

The primary economic base of the Crossfield area is agriculture, agricultural services and natural gas processing. The Crossfield Gas Plant, south of the town and owned by TAQA North, has been in operation since 1965.

Education

Crossfield has two schools: Crossfield Elementary School, which teaches children from kindergarten to grade five, and WG Murdoch School, which teaches children from grades six to 12.

The town also has a preschool that is situated on the property of Crossfield Elementary School.

References

:*Karamitsanis, Aphrodite (1992). Place Names of Alberta – Volume II, Southern Alberta, University of Calgary Press, Calgary, Alberta. :*Read, Tracey (1983). Acres and Empires – A History of the Municipal District of Rocky View, Calgary, Alberta.

References

  1. (October 7, 2016). "Location and History Profile: Town of Crossfield". [[Alberta Municipal Affairs]].
  2. {{AMOS
  3. (January 2012). "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.
  4. (February 9, 2022). "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and population centres". [[Statistics Canada]].
  5. Read, Tracy. (1983). "Acres and Empires : a history of the Municipal District of Rocky View no. 44".
  6. (February 9, 2022). "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities)". [[Statistics Canada]].
  7. (July 16, 2019). "2019 Census". Town of Cochrane.
  8. (December 2018). "2018 Municipal Affairs Population List". [[Alberta Municipal Affairs]].
  9. (February 8, 2017). "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Alberta)". [[Statistics Canada]].
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