Cassils
Hamlet
Cassils is located in Alberta
Cassils
Cassils
Location of Cassils
Cassils is located in Canada
Cassils
Cassils
Cassils (Canada)
Coordinates: 50°34′43″N 112°2′54″W / 50.57861°N 112.04833°W / 50.57861; -112.04833
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
RegionSouthern Alberta
Census division2
Municipal districtCounty of Newell
Government
 • TypeUnincorporated
 • Governing bodyCounty of Newell Council
Population
 (2020)[1]
 • Total22
Time zoneUTC−07:00 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−06:00 (MDT)
Area code(s)403, 587, 825

Cassils is a hamlet in southern Alberta, Canada within the County of Newell.[2] It is located on the north side of a Canadian Pacific rail line 2.9 km (1.8 mi) west of the intersection of Highway 36 and Highway 542.[3] It is 10 km (6.2 mi) west of the City of Brooks and 7.5 km (4.7 mi) south of the Trans-Canada Highway (Highway 1).

The hamlet is named after Charles Cassils, of the Montreal firm of Cassils and Cochrane.[4] Cassils, a native of Dumbartonshire, Scotland, died July 2, 1908, aged 77.

Demographics

The population of Cassils according to the 2020 municipal census conducted by the County of Newell is 22.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Municipal Census Report 2020". County of Newell. p. 3. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
  2. ^ "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. January 12, 2022. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
  3. ^ "County of Newell Council Meeting, Thursday, November 8, 2012 (agenda)". County of Newell. November 8, 2012. p. 48. Retrieved December 8, 2012.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 31.
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