Campsie is a

hamlet ''The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark'', often shortened to ''Hamlet'' (), is a Shakespearean tragedy, tragedy written by William Shakespeare sometime between 1599 and 1601. It is Shakespeare's longest play. Set in Denmark, the play (the ...

central Alberta Central Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta. Central Alberta is the most densely populated rural area in the province. Agriculture and energy are important to the area's economy. Geography Central Alberta is bordered ...

within the County of Barrhead No. 11, located approximately west of

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then north of Highway 18, roughly northwest of

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. It has an elevation of . The hamlet took its name, in 1909, from Campsie, in Scotland, the ancestral home of an early postmaster. The post office operated until 1969. The community was a

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established by

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homesteaders from Oklahoma and Texas, within four to five years of Alberta becoming a province in 1905.

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Campsie recorded a population of 65 in the 1991 Census of Population conducted by

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