Staffordville, also originally known as Stafford, is a
residential neighbourhood in
Lethbridge,
Alberta
Alberta ( ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is part of Western Canada and is one of the three prairie provinces. Alberta is bordered by British Columbia to the west, Saskatchewan to the east, the Northwest Ter ...
, Canada that held village status between 1900 and 1913.
History
Staffordville was founded in the 1890s as a coal mining community.
It was named after
William Stafford, mining engineer for the
North Western Coal and Navigation Company.
[Peat, Annie Laurie Stafford, Alex Johnston, and Carlton R. Stewart. 1978. ''Nineteenth century Lethbridge. Lethbridge''. Alta: Whoop-Up Country Chapter, Historical Society of Alberta.] The Village of Stafford was incorporated in 1900.
[ It was annexed by the City of Lethbridge in 1913.][
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Geography
Staffordville is west of Stafford Drive North and north of 9 Avenue North in northern Lethbridge. The neighbourhoods of Senator Buchanan, St. Edwards, and Stafford Manor are to the south, east, and north respectively.
Demographics
Staffordville has a population of 967 living in 450 dwellings in the City of Lehtbridge's 2012 municipal census.[
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See also
*List of former urban municipalities in Alberta
The Province of Alberta currently has 256 urban municipalities including 19 cities, 106 towns, 80 villages and 51 summer villages. In addition, there are 100 communities that previously held some form of urban municipality status. These include ...
*List of neighbourhoods in Lethbridge
The City of Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada has over 30 neighbourhoods.
Downtown
Downtown Lethbridge strictly speaking is bordered by the Oldman River valley on the west, Crowsnest Trail and the CPR rail line on the north, Stafford Drive (9 Stree ...
References
Neighbourhoods in Lethbridge
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