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Wrentham, Alberta

Coordinates: 49°30′52″N 112°10′22″W / 49.51444°N 112.17278°W / 49.51444; -112.17278 (Wrentham)
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Wrentham
Hamlet
Grain elevator in Wrentham
Grain elevator in Wrentham
Motto: 
Come Enjoy Wrentham
Wrentham, Alberta is located in Alberta
Wrentham, Alberta
Location of Wrentham in Alberta
Coordinates: 49°30′52″N 112°10′22″W / 49.51444°N 112.17278°W / 49.51444; -112.17278
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
RegionSouthern Alberta
Census division2
Municipal districtCounty of Warner No. 5
Founded1910
Incorporated1913
Government
 • TypeUnincorporated
 • Governing bodyCounty of Warner No. 5 Council
Elevation
946 m (3,104 ft)
Population
 (1991)[1]
 • Total58
Time zoneUTC−7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−6 (MDT)
Postal code span
Area code+1-403
HighwaysHighway 61
WaterwaysChin Reservoir

Wrentham (/ˈrɛntəm/) is a hamlet in southern Alberta, Canada within the County of Warner No. 5.[2] It is located southeast of the intersection of the Veteran Memorial Highway (Highway 36) and the historic Red Coat Trail (Highway 61), approximately 25 kilometres (16 mi) east of the Village of Stirling, 30 kilometres (19 mi) south of the Town of Taber and 55 kilometres (34 mi) west of the Village of Foremost.

The hamlet was named by the Canadian Pacific Railway after Wrentham, a village in Suffolk, England.[3]

The hamlet is in Census Division No. 2 and in the federal riding of Medicine Hat—Cardston—Warner.

Demographics

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Population history
of Wrentham
YearPop.±%
194174—    
195173−1.4%
195674+1.4%
1961111+50.0%
196699−10.8%
197175−24.2%
197668−9.3%
198160−11.8%
198664+6.7%
199158−9.4%
Source: Statistics Canada
[4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][1]

Wrentham recorded a population of 58 in the 1991 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada.[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c 91 Census (PDF). Population and Dwelling Counts. Vol. Unincorporated Places. Ottawa: Statistics Canada. 1993. Retrieved September 26, 2024.
  2. ^ "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. June 3, 2024. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
  3. ^ ePodunk. "Wrentham, Alberta". Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  4. ^ Ninth Census of Canada, 1951 (PDF). Vol. SP-7 (Population: Unincorporated villages and hamlets). Dominion Bureau of Statistics. March 31, 1954. Retrieved September 22, 2024.
  5. ^ Census of Canada, 1956 (PDF). Vol. Population of unincorporated villages and settlements. Dominion Bureau of Statistics. October 25, 1957. Retrieved September 23, 2024.
  6. ^ 1961 Census of Canada: Population (PDF). Series SP: Unincorporated Villages. Vol. Bulletin SP—4. Ottawa: Dominion Bureau of Statistics. April 18, 1963. Retrieved September 25, 2024.
  7. ^ Census of Canada 1966: Population (PDF). Special Bulletin: Unincorporated Places. Vol. Bulletin S–3. Ottawa: Dominion Bureau of Statistics. 1968. Retrieved September 25, 2024.
  8. ^ 1971 Census of Canada: Population (PDF). Special Bulletin: Unincorporated Settlements. Vol. Bulletin SP—1. Ottawa: Statistics Canada. 1973. Retrieved September 25, 2024.
  9. ^ "Geographical Identification and Population for Unincorporated Places of 25 persons and over, 1971 and 1976". 1976 Census of Canada (PDF). Supplementary Bulletins: Geographic and Demographic (Population of Unincorporated Places—Canada). Vol. Bulletin 8SG.1. Ottawa: Statistics Canada. 1978. Retrieved September 26, 2024.
  10. ^ 1981 Census of Canada (PDF). Place name reference list. Vol. Western provinces and the Territories. Ottawa: Statistics Canada. 1983. Retrieved September 26, 2024.
  11. ^ 1986 Census of Canada (PDF). Population. Vol. Unincorporated Places. Ottawa: Statistics Canada. 1988. Retrieved September 26, 2024.

49°30′52″N 112°10′22″W / 49.51444°N 112.17278°W / 49.51444; -112.17278 (Wrentham)