Abee
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  Abee Location of Abee  Abee Abee (Canada) | |
| Coordinates: 54°14′16″N 113°01′40″W / 54.23778°N 113.02778°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Region | Central Alberta |
| Census division | 13 |
| Municipal district | Thorhild County |
| Government | |
| • Type | Unincorporated |
| • Governing body | Thorhild County Council |
| Population (2009)[1] | |
| • Total | 27 |
| Time zone | UTC−07:00 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−06:00 (MDT) |
| Area code(s) | 780, 587, 825 |
Abee is a hamlet in Alberta, Canada within Thorhild County.[2] It is located on the Canadian National Railway and Highway 63, approximately 16 kilometers (9.9 mi) northeast of Thorhild and 49 kilometers (30 mi) south of Boyle. It has an elevation of 665 meters (2,182 ft).
History
The hamlet was named for A.B. Donley, lumber company manager.[3] Harry Buryn found the Abee meteorite, which is only example in the world of an EH4 impact-melt breccia meteorite, in June 1952 in his wheat field.[4]
Demographics
The population of Abee according to the 2009 municipal census conducted by Thorhild County is 27.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Alberta Population Summary: Alberta's Hamlets Alphabetically, 2010" (PDF). Alberta Population. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
- ^ "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. January 12, 2022. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
- ^ Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 9.
- ^ Abee Enstatite Chondrite
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