Beazer is a hamlet in southern Alberta, Canada within Cardston County,[2] located 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) south of Highway 5, approximately 80 kilometres (50 mi) southwest of Lethbridge. It is named in 1900 after Mark Beazer who organized the first congregation of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) there.[3][4]
Beazer | |
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  Beazer Location of Beazer  Beazer Beazer (Canada) | |
| Coordinates: 49°06′54″N 113°29′01″W / 49.11500°N 113.48361°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Region | Southern Alberta |
| Census division | 3 |
| Municipal district | Cardston County |
| Government | |
| • Type | Unincorporated |
| • Governing body | Cardston County Council |
| Population (2008)[1] | |
• Total | 11 |
| Time zone | UTC−07:00 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−06:00 (MDT) |
| Area codes | 403, 587, 825 |
Demographics
editThe population of Beazer according to the 2008 municipal census conducted by Cardston County is 11.[1]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Alberta Population Summary: Alberta's Hamlets Alphabetically, 2010" (PDF). Alberta Population. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 11, 2021. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
- ^ "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. June 3, 2024. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
- ^ Shaw, Keith (1978). Chief mountain country : a history of Cardston and district. Volume I. Cardston: Cardston and District Historical Society. p. 56. ISBN 0-919213-89-8. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved June 13, 2013.
- ^ The Utah Genealogical and Historical Magazine, Volumes 9-10. 1918. p. 12.
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