Spedden

Spedden is a hamlet in central 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
Hamlet
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Coordinates: 54°08′19″N 111°43′32″W
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 codes	780, 587, 825

History

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]

Demographics

Population history
of Spedden

Year	Pop.	±%
1941	114	—
1951	104	−8.8%
1956	94	−9.6%
1961	123	+30.9%
1966	95	−22.8%
1971	71	−25.3%
1976	66	−7.0%
1981	49	−25.8%
1986	38	−22.4%
1991	56	+47.4%
Source: Statistics Canada [5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][1]

Spedden recorded a population of 56 in the 1991 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada.^[1]

See also

• List of communities in Alberta
• List of hamlets in Alberta