Ranfurly is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada within the County of Minburn No. 27.[2] 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.[3]
Ranfurly | |
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  Ranfurly Location of Ranfurly  Ranfurly Ranfurly (Canada) | |
| Coordinates: 53°24′26″N 111°40′47″W / 53.40722°N 111.67972°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Region | Central Alberta |
| Census division | 10 |
| Municipal district | County of Minburn No. 27 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Unincorporated |
| • Governing body | County of Minburn No. 27 Council |
| Area (2021)[1] | |
| • Land | 0.72 km2 (0.28 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Total | 71 |
| • Density | 98.6/km2 (255/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−07:00 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−06:00 (MDT) |
| Area code(s) | 780, 587, 825 |
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).[4]
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Ranfurly had a population of 71 living in 33 of its 35 total private dwellings, a change of 26.8% from its 2016 population of 56. With a land area of 0.72 km2 (0.28 sq mi), it had a population density of 98.6/km2 (255.4/sq mi) in 2021.[1]
As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Ranfurly had a population of 56 living in 28 of its 34 total private dwellings, a change of -18.8% from its 2011 population of 69. With a land area of 0.75 km2 (0.29 sq mi), it had a population density of 74.7/km2 (193.4/sq mi) in 2016.[5]
Climate
| Climate data for Ranfurly | |||||||||||||
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| 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 (73.0) | 33.3 (91.9) | 36.1 (97.0) | 36.7 (98.1) | 40.6 (105.1) | 37.2 (99.0) | 34.5 (94.1) | 30 (86) | 22.8 (73.0) | 13.9 (57.0) | 40.6 (105.1) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −9.5 (14.9) | −6.8 (19.8) | −0.5 (31.1) | 10.2 (50.4) | 17.9 (64.2) | 21.1 (70.0) | 22.7 (72.9) | 21.8 (71.2) | 15.7 (60.3) | 10.3 (50.5) | −1.6 (29.1) | −8 (18) | 7.8 (46.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °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 (−44.0) | −32.2 (−26.0) | −14.4 (6.1) | −5.6 (21.9) | −3.9 (25.0) | −4.4 (24.1) | −14.4 (6.1) | −28.3 (−18.9) | −40.6 (−41.1) | −47.2 (−53.0) | −51.2 (−60.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 20.4 (0.80) | 12.5 (0.49) | 19.9 (0.78) | 19.9 (0.78) | 43.2 (1.70) | 79.2 (3.12) | 72.4 (2.85) | 65 (2.6) | 41.8 (1.65) | 14.5 (0.57) | 14.1 (0.56) | 23.8 (0.94) | 426.6 (16.80) |
| Average snowfall cm (inches) | 19.3 (7.6) | 12.1 (4.8) | 18.7 (7.4) | 13.3 (5.2) | 2.4 (0.9) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 2 (0.8) | 7.5 (3.0) | 12.1 (4.8) | 22.7 (8.9) | 110.2 (43.4) |
| Source: Environment Canada[6] | |||||||||||||