Crossfield, Alberta
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| Motto: Progress Through Friendship | |
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| Census division | No. 6 |
| County | Rocky View Municipal District |
| Area: | 3.81 km² |
| Founded | 1892 |
| Incorporated | 1980 |
| Population
Town Population |
2,603 (2005) |
| Population density | /km² |
| Time zone | Mountain: UTC -7 |
| Postal code span | T0M-0S0 |
| Latitude
Longitude |
51° 25' 52" N 114° 01' 34" W |
| Elevation | 1126 m MSL |
| Highways | Highway 2A Highway 574 |
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| Mayor | Mike Budd |
| Governing body | Crossfield Town Council |
1(sc) According to the Canada 2001 Census. {{Canadian City/Extra references=Town of Crossfield website}}
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Crossfield is a town (incorporated) in southern Alberta, in Canada.
Crossfield is located 43 kilometers or 27 miles 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 Municipal District of Rocky View.
[edit] References
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- 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.
Fire Department Crossfield has a Volunteer fire department. Its Current Fire Chief is Joe Holstein
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