Aldersyde, Alberta

Aldersyde
Hamlet
Grain elevators, 1975
Grain elevators, 1975
Aldersyde is located in Alberta
Aldersyde
Aldersyde
Location of Aldersyde in Alberta
Coordinates: 50°40′34″N 113°52′44″W / 50.67611°N 113.87889°W / 50.67611; -113.87889
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
RegionSouthern Alberta
Census division6
Municipal districtFoothills County
Population
 (2003)[1]
 • Total64
Time zoneUTC−7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−6 (MDT)
Area code+1-403

Aldersyde is a hamlet in Alberta, Canada within the Foothills County.[3] Located between Highway 2 and Highway 2A south of Highway 7, the hamlet is approximately 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) southeast of Okotoks, 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) north of High River and 25 kilometres (16 mi) south of Calgary. The Canadian Pacific Kansas City Aldersyde subdivision runs through the hamlet.

The name "Aldersyde" was coined by a first settler for its Scottish sound, although apparently there is no place in Scotland with the same name.[4]

  1. ^ "Alberta Population Summary: Alberta's Hamlets Alphabetically, 2010" (PDF). Alberta Population. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 11, 2021. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
  2. ^ "Municipal Officials Search". Alberta Municipal Affairs. May 9, 2019. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
  3. ^ "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. June 3, 2024. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
  4. ^ Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 10.