Cereal | |
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| Hamlet of Cereal | |
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  Location in Alberta | |
| Coordinates: 51°24′56.1″N 110°47′59.5″W / 51.415583°N 110.799861°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Region | Central Alberta |
| Census division | 4 |
| Special Area | No. 3 |
| Incorporated[1] | |
| • Village | August 19, 1914 |
| Dissolved[2] | January 1, 2021 |
| Government | |
| • Governing body | Special Areas Board |
| Area (2016)[3] | |
| • Land | 0.79 km2 (0.31 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 765 m (2,510 ft) |
| Population (2016)[3] | |
• Total | 111 |
| • Density | 140.9/km2 (365/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
| Highways | Highway 9 Highway 886 |
Cereal is a hamlet within Special Area No. 3 in central Alberta, Canada.[4] It is approximately 161 km (100 mi) east of Drumheller. It was named after the post office that was established in the area in 1910.[5] The name of the post office alluded to grain fields near the community.[6] Cereal held village status prior to 2021.[2]
- ^ "Location and History Profile: Village of Cereal" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. October 14, 2016. p. 141. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
dissolutionwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
2016censusABmuniswas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. June 3, 2024. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
- ^ Cereal Women's Institute (1967). Down Cereal's Memory Trails, 1910-1967. Cereal, Alberta. p. 3. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved July 8, 2013.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 32.