Campsie
Hamlet
Campsie is located in Alberta
Campsie
Campsie
Location of Campsie
Campsie is located in Canada
Campsie
Campsie
Campsie (Canada)
Coordinates: 54°07′40″N 114°38′48″W / 54.12778°N 114.64667°W / 54.12778; -114.64667
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
RegionCentral Alberta
Census division13
Municipal districtCounty of Barrhead No. 11
Government
 • TypeUnincorporated
 • Governing bodyCounty of Barrhead No. 11 Council
Population
 (1991)[1]
 • Total65
Time zoneUTC−07:00 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−06:00 (MDT)
Area code(s)780, 587, 825

Campsie is a hamlet in central Alberta within the County of Barrhead No. 11,[2] located approximately 17 kilometres (11 mi) west of Barrhead then 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) north of Highway 18, roughly 101 kilometres (63 mi) northwest of Edmonton. It has an elevation of 660 m (2,170 ft).[3]

The hamlet took its name, in 1909, from Campsie, in Scotland, the ancestral home of an early postmaster.[4] The post office operated until 1969.[5] The community was a block settlement established by Black Canadian homesteaders from Oklahoma and Texas, within four to five years of Alberta becoming a province in 1905.[6]

Climate

Climate data for Campsie, Alberta
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 15.0
(59.0) 		18.3
(64.9) 		20.6
(69.1) 		29.4
(84.9) 		33.3
(91.9) 		37.8
(100.0) 		37.2
(99.0) 		35.0
(95.0) 		34.9
(94.8) 		32.0
(89.6) 		22.2
(72.0) 		16.0
(60.8) 		37.8
(100.0)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) −6.6
(20.1) 		−2.8
(27.0) 		2.4
(36.3) 		11.3
(52.3) 		17.4
(63.3) 		20.9
(69.6) 		23.3
(73.9) 		22.2
(72.0) 		16.9
(62.4) 		10.0
(50.0) 		−0.9
(30.4) 		−5.3
(22.5) 		9.1
(48.4)
Daily mean °C (°F) −12.8
(9.0) 		−9.7
(14.5) 		−4.0
(24.8) 		4.1
(39.4) 		9.9
(49.8) 		14.0
(57.2) 		16.3
(61.3) 		15.0
(59.0) 		9.8
(49.6) 		3.4
(38.1) 		−6.2
(20.8) 		−11.3
(11.7) 		2.4
(36.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −19.0
(−2.2) 		−16.6
(2.1) 		−10.5
(13.1) 		−3.1
(26.4) 		2.3
(36.1) 		7.0
(44.6) 		9.4
(48.9) 		7.8
(46.0) 		2.6
(36.7) 		−3.1
(26.4) 		−11.6
(11.1) 		−17.2
(1.0) 		−4.3
(24.3)
Record low °C (°F) −51.7
(−61.1) 		−50.6
(−59.1) 		−44.5
(−48.1) 		−32.2
(−26.0) 		−12.2
(10.0) 		−7.8
(18.0) 		−2.8
(27.0) 		−5.0
(23.0) 		−17.2
(1.0) 		−28.0
(−18.4) 		−45.6
(−50.1) 		−51.7
(−61.1) 		−51.7
(−61.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 23.9
(0.94) 		13.1
(0.52) 		17.9
(0.70) 		24.3
(0.96) 		46.7
(1.84) 		86.5
(3.41) 		88.5
(3.48) 		62.2
(2.45) 		39.2
(1.54) 		22.2
(0.87) 		22.2
(0.87) 		15.5
(0.61) 		461.9
(18.19)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 0.2
(0.01) 		0.5
(0.02) 		1.4
(0.06) 		16.1
(0.63) 		44.2
(1.74) 		86.5
(3.41) 		88.5
(3.48) 		62.2
(2.45) 		38.5
(1.52) 		12.4
(0.49) 		1.0
(0.04) 		0.3
(0.01) 		351.8
(13.85)
Average snowfall cm (inches) 23.7
(9.3) 		12.6
(5.0) 		16.5
(6.5) 		8.2
(3.2) 		2.4
(0.9) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.0
(0.0) 		0.6
(0.2) 		9.8
(3.9) 		21.2
(8.3) 		15.1
(5.9) 		110.1
(43.3)
Source: Environment Canada[7]

Demographics

Campsie recorded a population of 65 in the 1991 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "91 Census: Unincorporated Places — Population and Dwelling Counts" (PDF). Statistics Canada. June 1993. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
  2. ^ "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. January 12, 2022. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
  3. ^ "Alberta Private Sewage Systems 2009 Standard of Practice Handbook: Appendix A.3 Alberta Design Data (A.3.A. Alberta Climate Design Data by Town)" (PDF) (PDF). Safety Codes Council. January 2012. pp. 212–215 (PDF pages 226–229). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 16, 2013. Retrieved October 9, 2013.
  4. ^ Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 29.
  5. ^ Harrison, Tracey (1994). Place Names of Alberta. Volume III: Central Alberta. Calgary, AB: University of Calgary Press. p. 45. ISBN 1-895176-44-1.
  6. ^ Rowe, Allan (February 12, 2015). "African American Immigration to Alberta". Historic Resources Management Branch. Alberta Ministry of Culture and Tourism. Retrieved February 6, 2017.
  7. ^ "Campsie, Alberta". Canadian Climate Normals 1981–2010 (in English and French). Environment Canada. Retrieved March 7, 2014.
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