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Queenstown, Alberta - Wikipedia

Coordinates: 50°38′22″N 112°56′22″W / 50.63944°N 112.93944°W

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Queenstown
Hamlet
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Coordinates: 50°38′22″N 112°56′22″W / 50.63944°N 112.93944°W / 50.63944; -112.93944
Country	Canada
Province	Alberta
Region	Southern Alberta
Census division	5
Municipal district	Vulcan County
Government
• Type	Unincorporated
• Governing body	Vulcan County Council
Population (2007)^[1]
• Total	8
Time zone	UTC−07:00 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−06:00 (MDT)
Area code(s)	403, 587, 825

Queenstown is a hamlet in southern Alberta, Canada within Vulcan County.^[2] It is located approximately 26 kilometres (16 mi) south of Highway 1 and 92 kilometres (57 mi) southeast of Calgary.

History

The locality was founded in 1888 by surveyor and land promoter Edward Dawson. Edward Dawson had come to the Queenstown area when he surveyed it as part of the Dominion Land Survey.

Returning to England, he formed the Queenstown Colonization Company and announced he would found a new settlement that would be named Queenstown.^[3]^[4]

Dawson rented sixteen sections of land at Queenstown and built the first house there. The venture ran into misfortune, a prairie fire and then an epidemic of Glanders amongst the horses. He died at Edmonton in 1901.^[5]

Despite the early misfortunes, the small townsite continued to develop, with the construction of the Queenstown Hotel and the establishment of several ranches in the area.^[6]^[7]^[8]

Climate

Climate data for Queenstown
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	16 (61)	23.5 (74.3)	22.2 (72.0)	29.5 (85.1)	34 (93)	34.5 (94.1)	37.5 (99.5)	37.5 (99.5)	36.5 (97.7)	31.1 (88.0)	22.2 (72.0)	21.5 (70.7)	37.5 (99.5)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	−3.7 (25.3)	−0.5 (31.1)	4.5 (40.1)	12.2 (54.0)	17.7 (63.9)	21.8 (71.2)	24.7 (76.5)	24.4 (75.9)	18.7 (65.7)	13 (55)	2.9 (37.2)	−2 (28)	11.2 (52.2)
Daily mean °C (°F)	−9.4 (15.1)	−6.3 (20.7)	−1.4 (29.5)	5.4 (41.7)	10.8 (51.4)	15 (59)	17.6 (63.7)	17.1 (62.8)	11.6 (52.9)	6 (43)	−2.7 (27.1)	−7.8 (18.0)	4.6 (40.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−15.1 (4.8)	−12.2 (10.0)	−7.4 (18.7)	−1.5 (29.3)	3.8 (38.8)	8.2 (46.8)	10.4 (50.7)	9.7 (49.5)	4.5 (40.1)	−1 (30)	−8.4 (16.9)	−13.7 (7.3)	−1.9 (28.6)
Record low °C (°F)	−37.2 (−35.0)	−36.7 (−34.1)	−32.5 (−26.5)	−20.6 (−5.1)	−7.8 (18.0)	−1 (30)	1.1 (34.0)	−3 (27)	−8.3 (17.1)	−25 (−13)	−33.5 (−28.3)	−39.4 (−38.9)	−39.4 (−38.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	21.4 (0.84)	17.4 (0.69)	24.6 (0.97)	30.6 (1.20)	58 (2.3)	63.8 (2.51)	54.3 (2.14)	49 (1.9)	40 (1.6)	17.6 (0.69)	18.3 (0.72)	21.3 (0.84)	416.2 (16.39)
Source: Environment Canada^[9]

Demographics

Population history
of Queenstown
Year	Pop.	±%
1911	666	—
1941	85	−87.2%
1951	73	−14.1%
1956	83	+13.7%
1961	67	−19.3%
1966	53	−20.9%
1971	30	−43.4%
1981	28	−6.7%
1986	20	−28.6%
1991	15	−25.0%
Source: Statistics Canada^[10]^[11]^[12]^[13]^[14]^[15]^[16]^[17]^[18]

The population of Queenstown according to the 2007 municipal census conducted by Vulcan County is 8.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "Alberta Population Summary: Alberta's Hamlets Alphabetically, 2010" (PDF). Alberta Population. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
^ "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. June 3, 2024. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
^ Edmonton Bulletin, April 21, 1888
^ Calgary Herald, August 8, 1888
^ "Pioneer Profile (D) | Southern Alberta Pioneers and their Descendants".
^ Alberta See Alberta's Beauty Spots [1920s] (Peel online 10781)
^ Alberta horse, cattle and sheep brands (1937) (Peel online 6064)
^ Alberta History (Winter 1961) "The Beginning of Queenstown" by A.L. Blue
^ Environment Canada—[1]. Retrieved 6 April 2010.
^ Fifth Census of Canada, 1911 (PDF). Vol. Special Report on Area and Population. Dominion Bureau of Statistics. February 27, 1912. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
^ Ninth Census of Canada, 1951 (PDF). Vol. SP-7 (Population: Unincorporated villages and hamlets). Dominion Bureau of Statistics. March 31, 1954. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
^ Census of Canada, 1956 (PDF). Vol. Population of unincorporated villages and settlements. Dominion Bureau of Statistics. October 25, 1957. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
^ "Population of unincorporated places of 50 persons and over, Alberta, 1961 and 1956". 1961 Census of Canada: Population (PDF). Series SP: Unincorporated Villages. Vol. Bulletin SP—4. Ottawa: Dominion Bureau of Statistics. April 18, 1963. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
^ "Population of unincorporated places of 50 persons and over, 1966 and 1961 (Alberta)". Census of Canada 1966: Population (PDF). Special Bulletin: Unincorporated Places. Vol. Bulletin S–3. Ottawa: Dominion Bureau of Statistics. August 1968. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
^ "Population of Unincorporated Places of 50 persons and over, 1971 and 1966 (Alberta)". 1971 Census of Canada: Population (PDF). Special Bulletin: Unincorporated Settlements. Vol. Bulletin SP—1. Ottawa: Statistics Canada. March 1973. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
^ 1981 Census of Canada (PDF). Place name reference list. Vol. Western provinces and the Territories. Ottawa: Statistics Canada. May 1983. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
^ Census Canada 1986: Population (PDF). Alberta: Population and Dwelling Counts – Provinces and Territories. Statistics Canada. June 1977. pp. 12–1 to 12–2. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
^ "Table 16: Population and Dwelling Counts, for Urban Areas, 1991 and 1996 Censuses – 100% Data". 96 Canada (PDF). A National Overview: Population and Dwelling Counts. Ottawa: Statistics Canada. April 1997. pp. 184–198. Retrieved November 29, 2021.

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