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{{Location map|Canada Alberta|lat= 53.7728|long=-113.6000|width=200|caption=Location of Cardiff [[Alberta]]|label=Cardiff}}
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'''Cardiff''' is a [[hamlet (place)|hamlet]] in [[central Alberta]], [[Canada]] within [[Sturgeon County]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://municipalaffairs.gov.ab.ca/documents/msb/2010-ruralmun.pdf |title= Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities |author=Alberta Municipal Affairs |authorlink=Alberta Municipal Affairs |date=2010-04-01 |accessdate=2010-07-04}}</ref> It is located {{convert|3|km}} east of [[Alberta Highway 2|Highway 2]], approximately {{convert|15|km}} north of [[Edmonton]]'s city limits. The Town of [[Morinville]] is {{convert|1.6|km|mi}} to the west of Cardiff.
'''Cardiff''' is a [[hamlet (place)|hamlet]] in [[central Alberta]], [[Canada]] within [[Sturgeon County]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://municipalaffairs.gov.ab.ca/documents/msb/2010-ruralmun.pdf |title=Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities |author=Alberta Municipal Affairs |authorlink=Alberta Municipal Affairs |date=2010-04-01 |accessdate=2010-07-04 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120229060335/http://municipalaffairs.gov.ab.ca/documents/msb/2010-ruralmun.pdf |archivedate=2012-02-29 |df= }}</ref> It is located {{convert|3|km}} east of [[Alberta Highway 2|Highway 2]], approximately {{convert|15|km}} north of [[Edmonton]]'s city limits. The Town of [[Morinville]] is {{convert|1.6|km|mi}} to the west of Cardiff.


== History ==
== History ==
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== Demographics ==
== Demographics ==
The population of Cardiff according to Sturgeon County's 2008 [[Census#Alberta|municipal census]] is 1,190.<ref name="sturgeon2008census">{{cite web |url=http://www.capitalregionboard.ab.ca/images/Documents/Toolkit/module5-implementationguidelinesforgrowthareasoutsideofpgasandccras.pdf |title=Planning Toolkit, Module 5 – Implementation Guidelines for Growth Areas Outside of Priority Growth Areas (PGAs) and Cluster Country Residential Areas (CCRAs) |author=Capital Region Board |accessdate=2010-08-30}}</ref>
The population of Cardiff according to Sturgeon County's 2008 [[Census#Alberta|municipal census]] is 1,190.<ref name="sturgeon2008census">{{cite web |url=http://www.capitalregionboard.ab.ca/images/Documents/Toolkit/module5-implementationguidelinesforgrowthareasoutsideofpgasandccras.pdf |title=Planning Toolkit, Module 5 – Implementation Guidelines for Growth Areas Outside of Priority Growth Areas (PGAs) and Cluster Country Residential Areas (CCRAs) |author=Capital Region Board |accessdate=2010-08-30 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120226224539/http://www.beaver.ab.ca/municipal/beaver/beaver-website.nsf/AllDoc/18C009BD52DFF1BB872576B40003E8CF/%24File/Municipal_Census_Highlights.pdf |archivedate=2012-02-26 |df= }}</ref>


== See also ==
== See also ==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20120406002439/http://www.elections.ab.ca/public%20website/files/maps/46_Cardiff_(2008).pdf Hamlet of Cardiff Provincial Electoral Divisions Map (November 2007)]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20120406002439/http://www.elections.ab.ca/public%20website/files/maps/46_Cardiff_%282008%29.pdf Hamlet of Cardiff Provincial Electoral Divisions Map (November 2007)]


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Location of Cardiff Alberta

Cardiff is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada within Sturgeon County.[1] It is located 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) east of Highway 2, approximately 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) north of Edmonton's city limits. The Town of Morinville is 1.6 kilometres (0.99 mi) to the west of Cardiff.

History

Cardiff was the site of the first coal mine in Alberta.

It was named after the prominent coal-mining centre of Cardiff, Wales, due to the large number of coal mines in the area.[2]

Cardiff's coal mines were the scene of violence-ridden strikes in 1922.[3]

Demographics

The population of Cardiff according to Sturgeon County's 2008 municipal census is 1,190.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ Alberta Municipal Affairs (2010-04-01). "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-02-29. Retrieved 2010-07-04. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 30.
  3. ^ Edmonton Bulletin, December 19, 1922, p. 5
  4. ^ Capital Region Board. "Planning Toolkit, Module 5 – Implementation Guidelines for Growth Areas Outside of Priority Growth Areas (PGAs) and Cluster Country Residential Areas (CCRAs)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-02-26. Retrieved 2010-08-30. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

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