Cereal, Alberta

Hamlet in Alberta, Canada

51°24′56.1″N 110°47′59.5″W / 51.415583°N 110.799861°W / 51.415583; -110.799861CountryCanadaProvinceAlbertaRegionCentral AlbertaCensus division4Special AreaNo. 3Incorporated^[1] • VillageAugust 19, 1914Dissolved^[2]January 1, 2021Government

• Governing bodySpecial Areas BoardArea

(2016)^[3]

• Land0.79 km² (0.31 sq mi)Elevation

765 m (2,510 ft)Population

(2016)^[3]

• Total111 • Density140.9/km² (365/sq mi)Time zoneUTC−7 (MST) • Summer (DST)UTC−6 (MDT)HighwaysHighway 9
Highway 886

Cereal is a hamlet within Special Area No. 3 in central Alberta, Canada.^[4] It is approximately 161 km (100 mi) east of Drumheller. It was named after the post office that was established in the area in 1910.^[5] The name of the post office alluded to grain fields near the community.^[6] Cereal held village status prior to 2021.^[2]

History

Cereal incorporated as a village on August 19, 1914.^[1] It relinquished its village status on January 1, 2021, when it dissolved to become a hamlet under the jurisdiction of Special Area No. 3.^[2]

Demographics

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Cereal recorded a population of 111 living in 59 of its 63 total private dwellings, a -17.2% change from its 2011 population of 134. With a land area of 0.79 km² (0.31 sq mi), it had a population density of 140.5/km² (363.9/sq mi) in 2016.^[3]

In the 2011 Census, Cereal had a population of 134 living in 71 of its 79 total dwellings, a 6.3% change from its 2006 population of 126. With a land area of 0.95 km² (0.37 sq mi), it had a population density of 141.1/km² (365.3/sq mi) in 2011.^[7]

Notable people

Debby Carlson, Canadian politician, Liberal MLA (1993–2004)
Marlene Streit, amateur golfer - won the Australian, British, Canadian and U.S. Women's Amateurs

References

^ ^a ^b "Location and History Profile: Village of Cereal" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. October 14, 2016. p. 141. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c "O.C.". Government of Alberta. December 9, 2020. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved February 8, 2017.
^ "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. January 12, 2022. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
^ Cereal Women's Institute (1967). Down Cereal's Memory Trails, 1910-1967. Cereal, Alberta. p. 3. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved July 8, 2013.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
^ Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 32.
^ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2011 and 2006 censuses (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2012. Retrieved February 8, 2012.