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Staffordville, Lethbridge

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Staffordville
Stafford
Neighbourhood
Staffordville is located in Alberta
Staffordville
Staffordville
Location of Stafford in Alberta
Coordinates: 49°42′54″N 112°50′13″W / 49.715°N 112.837°W / 49.715; -112.837
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
CityLethbridge
QuadrantNW
Incorporated[1]1900 (village)
Annexed[1]1913
Government
 • Administrative bodyLethbridge City Council
Population
 (2012)[1]
 • Total
967

Staffordville, also originally known as Stafford, is a residential neighbourhood in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada that held village status between 1900 and 1913.

History

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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]

Geography

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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]

Demographics

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Federal census population history of Stafford
YearPop.±%
1906623—    
1911985+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]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Staffordville Neighbourhood Area Redevelopment Plan" (PDF). July 8, 2013. Retrieved April 9, 2022.
  2. ^ Peat, Annie Laurie Stafford, Alex Johnston, and Carlton R. Stewart. 1978. Nineteenth century Lethbridge. Lethbridge. Alta: Whoop-Up Country Chapter, Historical Society of Alberta.
  3. ^ "Staffordville" (PDF). City of Lethbridge. February 2014. Retrieved April 9, 2022.
  4. ^ "Neighbourhood Areas" (PDF). City of Lethbridge. February 2019. Retrieved April 9, 2022.
  5. ^ 1906 Census: Northwest Provinces (PDF). Vol. Population of 1906 Compared with 1901. Dominion Bureau of Statistics. 1907. Retrieved April 9, 2022.
  6. ^ Fifth Census of Canada, 1911 (PDF). Vol. Special Report on Area and Population. Dominion Bureau of Statistics. February 27, 1912. Retrieved April 9, 2022.

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