Nordegg

Nordegg
Brazeau
Hamlet
Nordegg, 1914
Nordegg, 1914
Nordegg is located in Alberta
Nordegg
Nordegg
Location of Nordegg in Alberta
Coordinates: 52°28′14″N 116°04′31″W / 52.4706°N 116.0753°W / 52.4706; -116.0753
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
RegionCentral Alberta
Census DivisionNo. 9
Municipal districtClearwater County
Founded1914
Named forMartin Nordegg
Government
 • ReeveJohn Vandermeer
 • Governing body
  • Jim Duncan
  • Timothy Hoven
  • Theresa Laing
  • Cammie Laird
  • Daryl Lougheed
  • Michelle Swanson
  • John Vandermeer
 • MPYellowhead
 • MLARimbey-Rocky Mountain House-Sundre
Elevation
1,287 m (4,222 ft)
Population
 (1986)[1]
 • Total53
Time zoneUTC−7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−6 (MDT)
Postal code span
T0M 2H0
Area code+1-403
HighwaysHighway 11
WaterwaysLake Abraham, Shunda Creek
Websitenordeggliving.ca

Nordegg is a hamlet in west-central Alberta, Canada within Clearwater County.[2] It is in the North Saskatchewan River valley in the foothills of the Canadian Rockies, just east of the intersection of the David Thompson Highway and the Highway 734 spur of the Bighorn Highway (the Forestry Trunk Road). A former coal mining town, it was named after Martin Nordegg and the name probably means "North Corner" in a German dialect.[3] The railway station name at the locality was called Brazeau rather than Nordegg at certain points in its history, but the local post office has always been named Nordegg. The name Brazeau is now obsolete.[4]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference 1986census was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. 3 June 2024. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Belliveau was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Ross, Jane; Kyba, Daniel (2016). The David Thompson Highway Hiking Guide – 2nd Edition. Rocky Mountain Books Ltd. p. 19. ISBN 978-1-77160-091-0.