Cassils, Alberta

Hamlet in Alberta, Canada

50°34′43″N 112°2′54″W / 50.57861°N 112.04833°W / 50.57861; -112.04833CountryCanadaProvinceAlbertaRegionSouthern AlbertaCensus division2Municipal districtCounty of NewellGovernment

• TypeUnincorporated • Governing bodyCounty of Newell CouncilPopulation

(2020)^[1]

• Total22Time 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]

References

^ ^a ^b "Municipal Census Report 2020". County of Newell. p. 3. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
^ "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. January 12, 2022. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
^ "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]}
^ Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 31.