Crossfield, Alberta

Crossfield
—  Town  —
Town of Crossfield
Motto: Progress Through Friendship
Crossfield Location of Crossfield in Alberta
Coordinates: 51°25′52″N 114°01′34″W / 51.43111°N 114.02611°W / 51.43111; -114.02611
Country	Canada
Province	Alberta
Region	Calgary Region
Census division	6
Municipal district	Rocky View County
Founded	1892
Incorporated	1980
Government[1]
- Mayor	Nathan Anderson
- Governing body	Crossfield Town Council
- MP	Blake Richards, Wild Rose
- MLA
Area
- Total	4.8 km2 (1.9 sq mi)
Elevation	1,104 m (3,622 ft)
Population (2006)[2]
- Total	2,648
- Density	551.4/km2 (1,428.1/sq mi)
Time zone	MST (UTC-7)
Postal code span	T0M-0S0
Highways	Highway 2A Highway 574
Website	Town of Crossfield

Crossfield is a town in southern Alberta, Canada within Rocky View County.

Crossfield is located 43 kilometers or 27 miles (43 km) north of the City of Calgary, on Highway 2.

As a rail station on the Calgary to Edmonton (C&E) line of the Canadian Pacific Railway, Crossfield was founded in 1892. Crossfield was named after an engineer with the Canadian Pacific Railway survey crew. In 1980, the Town of Crossfield was incorporated.

The Town of Crossfield is a member of the Calgary Regional Partnership. Crossfield is within the Calgary-Edmonton Corridor and is growing as a result. Crossfield is north of the City of Airdrie and south of the Town of Olds. Crossfield is surrounded by the rural Rocky View County.

Demographics

The population of the Town of Crossfield according to its 2010 municipal census is 2,861.^[3][4]

In 2006, Crossfield had a population of 2,648 living in 960 dwellings, a 10.4% increase from 2001. The town has a land area of 4.80 km² (1.85 sq mi) and a population density of 551.4 /km² (1,428 /sq mi).^[2]

Education

Crossfield has two schools – Crossfield Elementary School (Kindergarten to Grade 5)^[5] and W.G. Murdoch School (Grades 6-12).^[6]

Industry

The primary economic base of the Crossfield area is agriculture, agricultural services and natural gas processing. The Crossfield Gas Plant located south of the town, currently owned by TAQA North, has been operation since 1965.^{[citation needed]}

See also

• List of communities in Alberta
• List of towns in Alberta

References

1. ^ Alberta Municipal Affairs: Municipal Officials Search
2. ^ ^{a b} Statistics Canada (Census 2006). "Crossfield - Community Profile". http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/data/profiles/community/Details/Page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=4806026&Geo2=PR&Code2=48&Data=Count&SearchText=Crossfield&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&GeoLevel=&GeoCode=4806026. Retrieved 2007-06-11. 
3. ^ Town of Crossfield (2010-07-06). "Agenda for the Regular Meeting of the Council Town of Crossfield - Tuesday, July 6, 2010". http://www.municipalaffairs.alberta.ca/documents/ms/2009pop.pdf. Retrieved 2010-07-05. 
4. ^ "2010 Official Population List". Alberta Municipal Affairs. 2010-09-15. http://www.municipalaffairs.alberta.ca/documents/msb/2010pop.pdf. Retrieved 2011-01-19. 
5. ^ Rocky View Schools. "Crossfield Elementary School". http://www.rockyview.ab.ca/schools/crossfieldelementary. Retrieved 2010-08-17. 
6. ^ Rocky View Schools. "W.G. Murdoch School". http://www.rockyview.ab.ca/schools/wgmurdoch. Retrieved 2010-08-17. 

• Karamitsanis, Aphrodite (1992). Place Names of Alberta – Volume II, Southern Alberta, University of Calgary Press, Calgary, Alberta.
• Read, Tracey (1983). Acres and Empires – A History of the Municipal District of Rocky View, Calgary, Alberta.

External links

• Town of Crossfield - official website

Coordinates: 51°26′N 114°02′W / 51.433°N 114.033°W / 51.433; -114.033 (Crossfield)