Cassils | |
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  Cassils Location of Cassils  Cassils Cassils (Canada) | |
| Coordinates: 50°34′43″N 112°2′54″W / 50.57861°N 112.04833°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Region | Southern Alberta |
| Census division | 2 |
| Municipal district | County of Newell |
| Government | |
| • Type | Unincorporated |
| • Governing body | County of Newell Council |
| Population (2020)[1] | |
• Total | 22 |
| Time zone | UTC−07:00 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−06:00 (MDT) |
| Area code(s) | 403, 587, 825 |
Cassils is a hamlet in southern Alberta, Canada within the County of Newell.[2] It is located on the north side of a Canadian Pacific rail line 2.9 km (1.8 mi) west of the intersection of Highway 36 and Highway 542.[3] It is 10 km (6.2 mi) west of the City of Brooks and 7.5 km (4.7 mi) south of the Trans-Canada Highway (Highway 1).
The hamlet is named after Charles Cassils, of the Montreal firm of Cassils and Cochrane.[4] Cassils, a native of Dumbartonshire, Scotland, died July 2, 1908, aged 77.
- ^ "Municipal Census Report 2020". County of Newell. p. 3. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
- ^ "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. June 3, 2024. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
- ^ "County of Newell Council Meeting, Thursday, November 8, 2012 (agenda)". County of Newell. November 8, 2012. p. 48. Retrieved December 8, 2012.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 31.