Green Court
Hamlet
Green Court is located in Alberta
Green Court
Green Court
Location of Green Court
Green Court is located in Canada
Green Court
Green Court
Green Court (Canada)
Coordinates: 54°00′28″N 115°14′19″W / 54.00778°N 115.23861°W / 54.00778; -115.23861
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
RegionCentral Alberta
Census division13
Municipal districtLac Ste. Anne County
Government
 • TypeUnincorporated
 • Governing bodyLac Ste. Anne County Council
Population
 (2008)[1]
 • Total51
Time zoneUTC−07:00 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−06:00 (MDT)
Area code(s)780, 587, 825

Greencourt is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada within Lac Ste. Anne County.[2] It is located at the intersection of Highway 43 and Highway 18, approximately 127 kilometres (79 mi) northwest of Edmonton.

The community takes its name from Greencourt, England.[3]

History

In 1908, when the railway reached Junkins, Alberta (later Wildwood) a trail was cut from Junkins to Green Court as a route for homesteaders and supplies.[4]

Demographics

The population of Green Court according to the 2008 municipal census conducted by Lac Ste. Anne County is 51.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Alberta Population Summary: Alberta's Hamlets Alphabetically, 2010" (PDF). Alberta Population. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. January 12, 2022. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
  3. ↑ Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 59.
  4. ↑ Lac Ste. Anne Historical Society. Archives Committee. (1959). West of the Fifth: a history of Lac Ste. Anne Municipality. Edmonton, CA: The Institute of Applied Art Ltd. pp. 35, 40.
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