Cayley, Alberta
| Cayley | |
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| — Hamlet — | |
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| Coordinates: 50°26′53″N 113°50′50″W / 50.4481°N 113.8472°W | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Alberta |
| Census division | No. 6 |
| Municipal district | M.D. of Foothills No. 31 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Unincorporated |
| • Reeve | Larry Spilak |
| • Governing body |
M.D. of Foothills No. 31 Council
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| Area[1] | |
| • Total | 0.54 km2 (0.2 sq mi) |
| Population (2006)[1] | |
| • Total | 325 |
| • Density | 603.3/km2 (1,562.5/sq mi) |
| • Dwellings | 123 |
| Time zone | MST (UTC-7) |
Cayley is a hamlet in southern Alberta, Canada within the Municipal District (M.D.) of Foothills No. 31.[2] It is also recognized as a designated place by Statistics Canada.[1]
Cayley is approximately 73 kilometres (45 mi) south of Calgary, 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) south of High River and 1.2 kilometres (0.75 mi) west of Highway 2 on Range Road 290 (former designated as Highway 2A). It is located within Alberta Census Division No. 6.
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[edit] History
The community was named for the Hon. Hugh St. Quentin Cayley, a barrister and the publisher of the Calgary Herald in 1884, who also represented Calgary in the Northwest Territories legislature from 1886 to 1894.[3] The hamlet originally contained at least seven grain elevators;[4] all have been demolished. Cayley is also home to a Hutterite colony and a colony school; in 2001, two Cayley Colony girls were the first students from an Alberta colony school to write provincial diploma exams and graduate from high school.[5]
[edit] Incorporation history
Previously incorporated as a village on August 4, 1904, Cayley dissolved to hamlet status on June 1, 1996.[6]
[edit] Demographics
As of 2006, Cayley had a total population of 325 living in 123 dwellings. With a land area of 0.54 km2 (0.21 sq mi), it has a population density of 603.3 /km2 (1,563 /sq mi).[1]
Industry Canada shows that Cayley's greater rural area had a total population of 744 living in 241 dwellings in 2001. With a land area of 160.34 km2 (61.91 sq mi), its greater rural area has a population density of 4.6 /km2 (12 /sq mi).[7]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d Statistics Canada (2007). "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and designated places, 2006 and 2001 censuses". http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/data/popdwell/Table.cfm?T=1302&SR=1&S=1&O=A&RPP=9999&PR=48&CMA=0. Retrieved 2010-01-30.
- ^ Alberta Municipal Affairs (2010-04-01). "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities". http://municipalaffairs.gov.ab.ca/documents/msb/2010-ruralmun.pdf. Retrieved 2010-06-24.
- ^ "Hugh St. Quenton Cayley biography". Southern Alberta Pioneers. http://www.pioneersalberta.org/profiles/c.html#cayley. Retrieved 2007-12-07.
- ^ [whoever keeps changing this back to three should stop cause its not three, its seven. you obviously don't know nothing about Cayley and its grain elavators..just cause ya saw a picture doesn't mean that thats the amount of elavators that were in Cayley. there were seven. again, a guy who knew all about the grain elavators came to our school and told us about them cause he knew what he was talking about. you don't know anything so STOP changing this! :) ]
- ^ Alberta Teachers' Association - In the News - Two firsts for Cayley Colony School
- ^ Alberta Queen's Printer (1996-04-24). "Order in Council (O.C.) 173/96". http://www.municipalaffairs.alberta.ca/cfml/pdf_search/pdf/RMUN/0111/Municipal_District_of_Foothills_No_31_OC_173_96_1996_No10.pdf. Retrieved 2010-06-24.
- ^ Industry Canada/Web Archive (2006-11-04). "Cayley - Community demographics (2001 census)". http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/webarchives/20061104084225/http://broadband.gc.ca/maps/province.html?prov=48. Retrieved 2010-02-07.
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Coordinates: 50°26′53″N 113°50′50″W / 50.44806°N 113.84722°W
