Campsie, Alberta
Campsie is a hamlet in central Alberta within the County of Barrhead No. 11, located approximately 17 kilometres (11 mi) west of Barrhead then 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) north of Highway 18, roughly 101 kilometres (63 mi) northwest of Edmonton. It has an elevation of 660 m (2,170 ft).
The hamlet took its name, in 1909, from Campsie, in Scotland, the ancestral home of an early postmaster. The post office operated until 1969. The community was a block settlement established by Black Canadian homesteaders from Oklahoma and Texas, within four to five years of Alberta becoming a province in 1905.
Climate
| Climate data for Campsie, Alberta | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 15.0 (59.0) |
18.3 (64.9) |
20.6 (69.1) |
29.4 (84.9) |
33.3 (91.9) |
37.8 (100.0) |
37.2 (99.0) |
35.0 (95.0) |
34.9 (94.8) |
32.0 (89.6) |
22.2 (72.0) |
16.0 (60.8) |
37.8 (100.0) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −6.6 (20.1) |
−2.8 (27.0) |
2.4 (36.3) |
11.3 (52.3) |
17.4 (63.3) |
20.9 (69.6) |
23.3 (73.9) |
22.2 (72.0) |
16.9 (62.4) |
10.0 (50.0) |
−0.9 (30.4) |
−5.3 (22.5) |
9.1 (48.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −12.8 (9.0) |
−9.7 (14.5) |
−4.0 (24.8) |
4.1 (39.4) |
9.9 (49.8) |
14.0 (57.2) |
16.3 (61.3) |
15.0 (59.0) |
9.8 (49.6) |
3.4 (38.1) |
−6.2 (20.8) |
−11.3 (11.7) |
2.4 (36.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −19.0 (−2.2) |
−16.6 (2.1) |
−10.5 (13.1) |
−3.1 (26.4) |
2.3 (36.1) |
7.0 (44.6) |
9.4 (48.9) |
7.8 (46.0) |
2.6 (36.7) |
−3.1 (26.4) |
−11.6 (11.1) |
−17.2 (1.0) |
−4.3 (24.3) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −51.7 (−61.1) |
−50.6 (−59.1) |
−44.5 (−48.1) |
−32.2 (−26.0) |
−12.2 (10.0) |
−7.8 (18.0) |
−2.8 (27.0) |
−5.0 (23.0) |
−17.2 (1.0) |
−28.0 (−18.4) |
−45.6 (−50.1) |
−51.7 (−61.1) |
−51.7 (−61.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 23.9 (0.94) |
13.1 (0.52) |
17.9 (0.70) |
24.3 (0.96) |
46.7 (1.84) |
86.5 (3.41) |
88.5 (3.48) |
62.2 (2.45) |
39.2 (1.54) |
22.2 (0.87) |
22.2 (0.87) |
15.5 (0.61) |
461.9 (18.19) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 0.2 (0.01) |
0.5 (0.02) |
1.4 (0.06) |
16.1 (0.63) |
44.2 (1.74) |
86.5 (3.41) |
88.5 (3.48) |
62.2 (2.45) |
38.5 (1.52) |
12.4 (0.49) |
1.0 (0.04) |
0.3 (0.01) |
351.8 (13.85) |
| Average snowfall cm (inches) | 23.7 (9.3) |
12.6 (5.0) |
16.5 (6.5) |
8.2 (3.2) |
2.4 (0.9) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.6 (0.2) |
9.8 (3.9) |
21.2 (8.3) |
15.1 (5.9) |
110.1 (43.3) |
| Source: Environment Canada | |||||||||||||
Demographics
Campsie recorded a population of 65 in the 1991 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada.
See also
- List of communities in Alberta
- List of hamlets in Alberta
- Similar 1908 to 1910 Alberta homesteader settlements of Black Canadians: