Staffordville, Lethbridge

Staffordville, also originally known as Stafford, is a residential neighbourhood in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada that held village status between 1900 and 1913.

Staffordville
Stafford
Neighbourhood
Staffordville is located in Alberta
Staffordville
Staffordville
Location of Stafford in Alberta
Coordinates: 49.715°N 112.837°W / 49.715; -112.837
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
CityLethbridge
QuadrantNW
Incorporated[1]1900 (village)
Annexed[1]1913
Government
 • Administrative bodyLethbridge City Council
Population
 (2012)[1]
 • Total967

History

Staffordville was founded in the 1890s as a coal mining community.[1] It was named after William Stafford, mining engineer for the North Western Coal and Navigation Company.[2] The Village of Stafford was incorporated in 1900.[1] It was annexed by the City of Lethbridge in 1913.[1]

Geography

Staffordville is west of Stafford Drive North and north of 9 Avenue North in northern Lethbridge.[3] The neighbourhoods of Senator Buchanan, St. Edwards, and Stafford Manor are to the south, east, and north respectively.[4]

Demographics
Federal census population history of Stafford
YearPop.±%
1906623—    
1911985+58.1%
Source: Statistics Canada[5][6]

Staffordville has a population of 967 living in 450 dwellings in the City of Lehtbridge's 2012 municipal census.[1]

See also

References
  1. "Staffordville Neighbourhood Area Redevelopment Plan" (PDF). July 8, 2013. Retrieved April 9, 2022.
  2. Peat, Annie Laurie Stafford, Alex Johnston, and Carlton R. Stewart. 1978. Nineteenth century Lethbridge. Lethbridge. Alta: Whoop-Up Country Chapter, Historical Society of Alberta.
  3. "Staffordville" (PDF). City of Lethbridge. February 2014. Retrieved April 9, 2022.
  4. "Neighbourhood Areas" (PDF). City of Lethbridge. February 2019. Retrieved April 9, 2022.
  5. 1906 Census: Northwest Provinces (PDF). Vol. Population of 1906 Compared with 1901. Dominion Bureau of Statistics. 1907. Retrieved April 9, 2022.
  6. Fifth Census of Canada, 1911 (PDF). Vol. Special Report on Area and Population. Dominion Bureau of Statistics. February 27, 1912. Retrieved April 9, 2022.
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