Kavanagh, Alberta

Kavanagh
Location of Kavanagh Alberta

Kavanagh is a hamlet in Alberta, Canada within Leduc County.[1] It is located on Highway 2A between Millet and Leduc, approximately 30 kilometres (19 mi) south of Edmonton.

The hamlet was settled by workers of the Kavanagh block of the Canadian National Railway and was named for Charles Edmund Kavanagh, railway superintendent. The grain elevators have since closed and been relocated.

Kavanagh was declared a hamlet on January 5, 1980 by Marvin E. Moore, Minister of Municipal Affairs.[2]

Demographics

The population of Kavanagh according to Leduc County's 2005 municipal census is 38.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Alberta Municipal Affairs (2010-04-01). "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Retrieved 2010-06-29.
  2. ↑ Alberta Municipal Affairs (1980-01-05). "Ministerial Order 10/80" (PDF). Retrieved 2010-04-01.
  3. ↑ Leduc County. "Leduc County Census 2005". Archived from the original on June 29, 2006. Retrieved March 6, 2013.

Coordinates: 53°10′56″N 113°31′01″W / 53.18222°N 113.51694°W / 53.18222; -113.51694 (Kavanagh)

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