Crossfield, Alberta

Crossfield
Crossfield
Town
	Town of Crossfield
	Strong Thermal Emission Velocity Enhancement over Crossfield
	Motto: Progress Through Friendship
	Crossfield Location of Crossfield in Alberta
	Coordinates: 51°25′52″N 114°01′34″W / 51.43111°N 114.02611°W
Country	Canada
Province	Alberta
Region	Calgary Region
Census division	6
Municipal district	Rocky View County
Incorporated
• Village	June 3, 1907
• Town	August 1, 1980
Government
• Mayor	Kim Harris
• Governing body	Crossfield Town Council
• MP	Blake Richards, Wild Rose
Area (2021)
• Land	11.89 km2 (4.59 sq mi)
Elevation	1,113 m (3,652 ft)
Population (2021)
• Total	3,599
• Density	302.7/km2 (784/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−7 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−6 (MDT)
Postal code span	T0M 0S0
Area code(s)	403, 587, 825, 368
Highways	Highway 2A; Highway 574
Website	Official website

Crossfield is a town in the Calgary Metropolitan Region of Alberta, Canada that is surrounded by Rocky View County. It is located on Highway 2A 43 km (27 mi) north of the City of Calgary.

As a rail station on the Calgary to Edmonton (C&E) line of the Canadian Pacific Railway, Crossfield was founded in 1892. Crossfield was named after an engineer with the Canadian Pacific Railway survey crew. By 1904, the community had a post office, a general store, a hotel and a school. In 1906, the first grain elevator opened and Crossfield was incorporated as a village the following year in 1907.^[6] In 1980, Crossfield was incorporated as a town.

Crossfield is a member of the Calgary Metropolitan Region Board. The town is within the Calgary-Edmonton Corridor and is growing as a result. Crossfield is north of the city of Airdrie and south of the town of Olds.

^ "Location and History Profile: Town of Crossfield" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. October 7, 2016. p. 176. Retrieved October 13, 2016.
^ "Municipal Officials Search". Alberta Municipal Affairs. May 9, 2019. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
^ ^a ^b Cite error: The named reference 2021census was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "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). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 16, 2013. Retrieved October 8, 2013.
^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and population centres". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
^ Read, Tracy (1983). Acres and Empires : a history of the Municipal District of Rocky View no. 44. p. 68. Archived from the original on March 3, 2017. Retrieved May 26, 2013.

[AMATownProfiles-1] "Location and History Profile: Town of Crossfield" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. October 7, 2016. p. 176. Retrieved October 13, 2016.

[2] "Municipal Officials Search". Alberta Municipal Affairs. May 9, 2019. Retrieved October 1, 2021.

[2021census-3] Cite error: The named reference 2021census was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[4] "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). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 16, 2013. Retrieved October 8, 2013.

[2021censusPC-5] "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and population centres". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 13, 2022.

[6] Read, Tracy (1983). Acres and Empires : a history of the Municipal District of Rocky View no. 44. p. 68. Archived from the original on March 3, 2017. Retrieved May 26, 2013.

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