Spedden

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Spedden
Hamlet
Spedden is located in Alberta
Spedden
Spedden
Location of Spedden
Coordinates: 54°08′19″N 111°43′32″W / 54.13861°N 111.72556°W / 54.13861; -111.72556Coordinates: 54°08′19″N 111°43′32″W / 54.13861°N 111.72556°W / 54.13861; -111.72556
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
RegionCentral Alberta
Census division12
Municipal districtSmoky Lake County
Government
 • TypeUnincorporated
 • Governing bodySmoky Lake County Council
Population
 (1991)[1]
 • Total56
Time zoneUTC−07:00 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−06:00 (MDT)
Area code(s)780, 587, 825

Spedden is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada within Smoky Lake County.[2] It is located 0.3 kilometres (0.19 mi) north of Highway 36, approximately 106 kilometres (66 mi) southwest of Cold Lake. It was named after one of the original surveyors who died in the area in 1919. Previously it was Cache Lake.[3]

Demographics[]

Spedden recorded a population of 56 in the 1991 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada.[1]

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References[]

  1. ^ a b "91 Census: Unincorporated Places — Population and Dwelling Counts" (PDF). Statistics Canada. June 1993. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
  2. ^ "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. January 12, 2022. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
  3. ^ A century of progress : an historical study of the Waskatenau, Smoky Lake, Warspite, Bellis, Vilna and Spedden school communities. The County of Smoky Lake No. 13. 1967. p. 1.
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