Rosebud, Alberta

Rosebud
Hamlet
Rosebud Grain Elevator
Rosebud Grain Elevator
Rosebud is located in Alberta
Rosebud
Rosebud
Coordinates: 51°18′00″N 112°57′04″W / 51.300°N 112.951°W / 51.300; -112.951
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
RegionSouthern Alberta
Municipal districtWheatland County
DissolvedJanuary 1, 1946[1]
Area
 (2021)[2]
 • Land0.73 km2 (0.28 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Total112
 • Density153.4/km2 (397/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−07:00 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−06:00 (MDT)
Postal code
T0J 2T0
Area code+1-403
HighwaysHighway 840
WaterwaysRosebud River

Rosebud, Alberta is a hamlet in southern Alberta, Canada within Wheatland County.[3] Previously an incorporated municipality, Rosebud dissolved from village status on January 1, 1946, to become part of the Municipal District of Grasswold No. 248.[1]

Rosebud is located on Highway 840, approximately 100 kilometres (62 mi) northeast of Calgary and 25 kilometres (16 mi) southwest of Drumheller. It sits in a sheltered valley on the Rosebud River near the edge of the Canadian Badlands. This area was called Akokiniskway by the Blackfoot people, which translates roughly to "by the river of many roses".

Canadian National Railway sign for Rosebud, Alberta.
  1. ^ a b "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. 420.
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference 2021census was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. June 3, 2024. Retrieved June 14, 2024.