Hamlet in Alberta, Canada
Green Court | |
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Hamlet | |
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Coordinates: 54°00′28″N 115°14′19″W / 54.00778°N 115.23861°W / 54.00778; -115.23861 | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Alberta |
Region | Central Alberta |
Census division | 13 |
Municipal district | Lac Ste. Anne County |
Government | |
• Type | Unincorporated |
• Governing body | Lac Ste. Anne County Council |
Population | |
• Total | 51 |
Time zone | UTC−07:00 (MST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−06:00 (MDT) |
Area code(s) | 780, 587, 825 |
Greencourt is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada within Lac Ste. Anne County. It is located at the intersection of Highway 43 and Highway 18, approximately 127 kilometres (79 mi) northwest of Edmonton.
The community takes its name from Greencourt, England.
History
In 1908, when the railway reached Junkins, Alberta (later Wildwood) a trail was cut from Junkins to Green Court as a route for homesteaders and supplies.
Demographics
The population of Green Court according to the 2008 municipal census conducted by Lac Ste. Anne County is 51.
See also
References
- ^ "Alberta Population Summary: Alberta's Hamlets Alphabetically, 2010" (PDF). Alberta Population. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 11, 2021. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
- "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. June 3, 2024. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
- Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 59.
- Lac Ste. Anne Historical Society. Archives Committee. (1959). West of the Fifth: a history of Lac Ste. Anne Municipality. Edmonton, CA: The Institute of Applied Art Ltd. pp. 35, 40.
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