Newcastle, Alberta

Newcastle is a former village in central Alberta, Canada on the south shore of the Red Deer River along Highway 575, west of Highway 9. It was incorporated as a village on March 16, 1923.^[1] It subsequently dissolved from village status on May 21, 1931.^[2]

After Newcastle dissolved, its population as an unincorporated community peaked at 1,132 according to the 1956 federal census.^[3] It was eventually annexed by Drumheller sometime between 1966 and 1971.

See also

• List of communities in Alberta

References

1. ^ Province of Alberta (1923-03-22). "Organization of Village Municipality – Village of Newcastle". http://municipalaffairs.gov.ab.ca/cfml/pdf_search/pdf/TOWN/0532/Drumheller_Gaz_Erected_into_Village_of_Newscastle_1923_9.pdf. Retrieved 2010-03-10. 
2. ^ Province of Alberta (1931-06-02). "Order in Council (O.C.) 575-31". http://municipalaffairs.gov.ab.ca/cfml/pdf_search/pdf/TOWN/0532/Drumheller_Gaz_OC%20575_31_1931_Village_of_Newscatle_Dissolved_No7.pdf. Retrieved 2010-03-10. 
3. ^ Census of Canada, 1956 – Population of Unincorporated Villages and Settlements, 6009-582. Dominion Bureau of Statistics. 1956. 

Coordinates: 51°27′55″N 112°44′9″W / 51.46528°N 112.73583°W / 51.46528; -112.73583 (Newcastle)