Spedden
| |
|---|---|
  Spedden Location of Spedden Show map of Alberta Spedden Spedden (Canada) Show map of Canada | |
| Coordinates: 54°08′19″N 111°43′32″W / 54.13861°N 111.72556°W / 54.13861; -111.72556 | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Region | Central Alberta |
| Census division | 12 |
| Municipal district | Smoky Lake County |
| Government | |
| • Type | Unincorporated |
| • Governing body | Smoky Lake County Council |
| Population
(1991)[1]
| |
| • Total | 56 |
| Time zone | UTC−07:00 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−06:00 (MDT) |
| Area code(s) | 780, 587, 825 |
Spedden is a hamletincentral Alberta, Canada within Smoky Lake County.[2] It is located 0.3 kilometres (0.19 mi) north of Highway 36, approximately 106 kilometres (66 mi) southwest of Cold Lake.
Spedden was named after one of the original surveyors who died in the area in 1919. Previously it bore the name Cache Lake.[3]
Spedden received a Canadian National rail-line in 1919, and by the end of the year St. Paul residents pushed the line another 50 kilometres through Ashmont to their locality.[4]
Spedden recorded a population of 56 in the 1991 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada.[1]
 | This Central Alberta location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
