Hoadley
Hamlet
Hoadley is located in Alberta
Hoadley
Hoadley
Location of Hoadley
Hoadley is located in Canada
Hoadley
Hoadley
Hoadley (Canada)
Coordinates: 52°50′49″N 114°22′21″W / 52.84694°N 114.37250°W / 52.84694; -114.37250
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
RegionCentral Alberta
Census division8
Municipal districtPonoka County
Government
 • TypeUnincorporated
 • Governing bodyPonoka County Council
Population
 (1991)[1]
 • Total9
Time zoneUTC−07:00 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−06:00 (MDT)
Area code(s)403, 587, 825

Hoadley is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada within Ponoka County.[2] It is located on Highway 20, approximately 69 kilometres (43 mi) west of Wetaskiwin.

History

The community name was established as a watering stop on the now defunct Lacombe and Blindman Valley Electric Railway[3] –built in 1917–19. It was named after George Hoadley Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1909 to 1930.[4]

Demographics

Hoadley recorded a population of 9 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. ^ "Lacombe & Blindman Valley Electric Railway - CPR - Historical Perspective - Forth Junction". forthjunction.ca. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
  4. ^ Mardon, Ernest G; Austin (2010). Community names of Alberta. Lulu.com. p. 181. ISBN 978-1897472170.((cite book)): CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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