Campsie | |
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  Campsie Location of Campsie  Campsie Campsie (Canada) | |
| Coordinates: 54°07′40″N 114°38′48″W / 54.12778°N 114.64667°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Region | Central Alberta |
| Census division | 13 |
| Municipal district | County of Barrhead No. 11 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Unincorporated |
| • Governing body | County of Barrhead No. 11 Council |
| Population (1991)[1] | |
• Total | 65 |
| Time zone | UTC−07:00 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−06:00 (MDT) |
| Area code(s) | 780, 587, 825 |
Campsie is a hamlet in central Alberta within the County of Barrhead No. 11,[2] located approximately 17 kilometres (11 mi) west of Barrhead then 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) north of Highway 18, roughly 101 kilometres (63 mi) northwest of Edmonton. It has an elevation of 660 m (2,170 ft).[3]
The hamlet took its name, in 1909, from Campsie, in Scotland, the ancestral home of an early postmaster.[4] The post office operated until 1969.[5] The community was a block settlement established by Black Canadian homesteaders from Oklahoma and Texas, within four to five years of Alberta becoming a province in 1905.[6]
- ^ "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. June 3, 2024. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
- ^ "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). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 16, 2013. Retrieved October 9, 2013.
- ^ Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 29.
- ^ Harrison, Tracey (1994). Place Names of Alberta. Volume III: Central Alberta. Calgary, AB: University of Calgary Press. p. 45. ISBN 1-895176-44-1.
- ^ Rowe, Allan (February 12, 2015). "African American Immigration to Alberta". Historic Resources Management Branch. Alberta Ministry of Culture and Tourism. Retrieved February 6, 2017.