Staffordville
Stafford | |
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Neighbourhood | |
Location of Stafford in Alberta | |
Coordinates: 49°42′54″N 112°50′13″W / 49.715°N 112.837°W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Alberta |
City | Lethbridge |
Quadrant | NW |
Incorporated[1] | 1900 (village) |
Annexed[1] | 1913 |
Government | |
• Administrative body | Lethbridge City Council |
Population | |
• Total | 967 |
Staffordville, also originally known as Stafford, is a residential neighbourhood in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada that held village status between 1900 and 1913.
Staffordville was founded in the 1890s as a coal mining community.[1] It was named after William Stafford, mining engineer for the North Western Coal and Navigation Company.[2] The Village of Stafford was incorporated in 1900.[1] It was annexed by the City of Lethbridge in 1913.[1]
Staffordville is west of Stafford Drive North and north of 9 Avenue North in northern Lethbridge.[3] The neighbourhoods of Senator Buchanan, St. Edwards, and Stafford Manor are to the south, east, and north respectively.[4]
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1906 | 623 | — |
1911 | 985 | +58.1% |
Source: Statistics Canada[5][6] |
Staffordville has a population of 967 living in 450 dwellings in the City of Lehtbridge's 2012 municipal census.[1]