Hoadley, Alberta

Hamlet in Alberta, Canada

52°50′49″N 114°22′21″W / 52.84694°N 114.37250°W / 52.84694; -114.37250CountryCanadaProvinceAlbertaRegionCentral AlbertaCensus division8Municipal districtPonoka CountyGovernment

• TypeUnincorporated • Governing bodyPonoka County CouncilPopulation

(1991)^[1]

• Total9Time zoneUTC−07:00 (MST) • Summer (DST)UTC−06:00 (MDT)Area code(s)403, 587, 825

Hoadley is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada within Ponoka County.^[2] It is located on Highway 20, approximately 69 kilometres (43 mi) west of Wetaskiwin.

History

The community name was established as a watering stop on the now defunct Lacombe and Blindman Valley Electric Railway^[3] –built in 1917–19. It was named after George Hoadley Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1909 to 1930.^[4]

Demographics

Hoadley recorded a population of 9 in the 1991 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "91 Census: Unincorporated Places — Population and Dwelling Counts" (PDF). Statistics Canada. June 1993. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
^ "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. January 12, 2022. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
^ "Lacombe & Blindman Valley Electric Railway - CPR - Historical Perspective - Forth Junction". forthjunction.ca. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
^ Mardon, Ernest G; Austin (2010). Community names of Alberta. Lulu.com. p. 181. ISBN 978-1897472170.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)