Ranfurly, Alberta

Ranfurly
Ranfurly is located in Alberta
Ranfurly
Ranfurly
Location of Ranfurly
Ranfurly is located in Canada
Ranfurly
Ranfurly
Ranfurly (Canada)
Coordinates: 53°24′26″N 111°40′47″W / 53.40722°N 111.67972°W / 53.40722; -111.67972
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
RegionCentral Alberta
Census division10
Municipal districtCounty of Minburn No. 27
Government
 • TypeUnincorporated
 • Governing bodyCounty of Minburn No. 27 Council
Area
 (2021)[1]
 • Land0.72 km2 (0.28 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total71
 • Density98.6/km2 (255/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−07:00 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−06:00 (MDT)
Area code(s)780, 587, 825

Ranfurly is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada within the County of Minburn No. 27.[2] Previously an incorporated municipality, Ranfurly dissolved from village status on January 1, 1946 to become part of the Municipal District of Birch Lake No. 484.[3]

Ranfurly is located 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) north of Highway 16, approximately 121 kilometres (75 mi) east of Edmonton. It has an elevation of 670 m (2,200 ft).[4]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference 2021census was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. June 3, 2024. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
  3. ^ "Table 6a: Population by census divisions and subdivisions showing reorganization of rural areas, 1931-1946". Census of the Prairie Provinces, 1946. Vol. I: Population. Ottawa: Dominion Bureau of Statistics. 1949. p. 423.
  4. ^ "Alberta Private Sewage Systems 2009 Standard of Practice Handbook: Appendix A.3 Alberta Design Data (A.3.A. Alberta Climate Design Data by Town)" (PDF) (PDF). Safety Codes Council. January 2012. pp. 212–215 (PDF pages 226–229). Retrieved October 9, 2013.