Staffordville, Lethbridge

Neighbourhood in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada

Staffordville

Stafford

Neighbourhood

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
Country| Canada
Province| Alberta
City| Lethbridge
Quadrant| NW
Incorporated[1]| 1900 (village)
Annexed[1]| 1913
Government

• Administrative body| Lethbridge 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 StaffordYear| 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]

## See also

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* List of former urban municipalities in Alberta
* List of neighbourhoods in Lethbridge

## 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.

Places adjacent to Staffordville, Lethbridge

| Alexander Wilderness Park | Legacy Ridge | Uplands

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Peenaquim Park |

Staffordville

| Winston Churchill
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Downtown Lethbridge | Dave Elton Park | Westminster

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