Ranfurly, Alberta
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Ranfurly
Location of Ranfurly Alberta
Ranfurly is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada within the County of Minburn No. 27.[1] Previously an incorporated municipality, Ranfurly dissolved from village status on January 1, 1946 to become part of the Municipal District of Birch Lake No. 484.[2]
Ranfurly is located 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) north of Highway 16, approximately 121 kilometres (75 mi) east of Edmonton. It has an elevation of 670 m (2,200 ft).[3]
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Demographics[edit]
As a designated place in the 2011 Census, Ranfurly had a population of 69 living in 31 of its 34 total dwellings, a 6.2% change from its 2006 population of 65. With a land area of 0.76 km2 (0.29 sq mi), it had a population density of 90.8/km2 (235/sq mi) in 2011.[4]
Climate[edit]
| Climate data for Ranfurly | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 15 (59) |
13.3 (55.9) |
22.8 (73) |
33.3 (91.9) |
36.1 (97) |
36.7 (98.1) |
40.6 (105.1) |
37.2 (99) |
34.5 (94.1) |
30 (86) |
22.8 (73) |
13.9 (57) |
40.6 (105.1) |
| Average high °C (°F) | −9.5 (14.9) |
−6.8 (19.8) |
−0.5 (31.1) |
10.2 (50.4) |
17.9 (64.2) |
21.1 (70) |
22.7 (72.9) |
21.8 (71.2) |
15.7 (60.3) |
10.3 (50.5) |
−1.6 (29.1) |
−8 (18) |
7.8 (46) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −19.4 (−2.9) |
−16.9 (1.6) |
−10.5 (13.1) |
−1.6 (29.1) |
4.5 (40.1) |
8.5 (47.3) |
10.6 (51.1) |
9.2 (48.6) |
4.1 (39.4) |
−0.9 (30.4) |
−10.1 (13.8) |
−17.4 (0.7) |
−3.3 (26.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −49.4 (−56.9) |
−51.2 (−60.2) |
−42.2 (−44) |
−32.2 (−26) |
−14.4 (6.1) |
−5.6 (21.9) |
−3.9 (25) |
−4.4 (24.1) |
−14.4 (6.1) |
−28.3 (−18.9) |
−40.6 (−41.1) |
−47.2 (−53) |
−51.2 (−60.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 20.4 (0.803) |
12.5 (0.492) |
19.9 (0.783) |
19.9 (0.783) |
43.2 (1.701) |
79.2 (3.118) |
72.4 (2.85) |
65 (2.56) |
41.8 (1.646) |
14.5 (0.571) |
14.1 (0.555) |
23.8 (0.937) |
426.6 (16.795) |
| Average snowfall cm (inches) | 19.3 (7.6) |
12.1 (4.76) |
18.7 (7.36) |
13.3 (5.24) |
2.4 (0.94) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
2 (0.8) |
7.5 (2.95) |
12.1 (4.76) |
22.7 (8.94) |
110.2 (43.39) |
| Source: Environment Canada[5] | |||||||||||||
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. April 1, 2010. Retrieved June 6, 2010.
- ^ "Table 6a: Population by census divisions and subdivisions showing reorganization of rural areas, 1931-1946". Census of the Prairie Provinces, 1946. Volume I: Population. Ottawa: Dominion Bureau of Statistics. 1949. p. 423.
- ^ "Alberta Private Sewage Systems 2009 Standard of Practice Handbook: Appendix A.3 Alberta Design Data (A.3.A. Alberta Climate Design Data by Town)" (PDF) (PDF). Safety Codes Council. January 2012. pp. 212–215 (PDF pages 226–229). Retrieved October 9, 2013.
- ^ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and designated places, 2011 and 2006 censuses (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. 2012-02-08. Retrieved 2012-04-07.
- ^ "Canadian Climate Normals 1971–2000". Environment Canada. Retrieved May 5, 2013.
Coordinates: 53°24′26″N 111°40′47″W / 53.40722°N 111.67972°W
