Herronton

Hamlet in Alberta, Canada

50°37′29″N 113°26′22″W / 50.62472°N 113.43944°W / 50.62472; -113.43944CountryCanadaProvinceAlbertaRegionSouthern AlbertaCensus division5Municipal districtVulcan CountyGovernment

• TypeUnincorporated • Governing bodyVulcan County CouncilPopulation

(2007)^[1]

• Total10Time zoneUTC−07:00 (MST) • Summer (DST)UTC−06:00 (MDT)Area code(s)403, 587, 825

Herronton is a hamlet in southern Alberta, Canada within Vulcan County.^[2] It is located 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) north of Highway 23, approximately 64 kilometres (40 mi) southeast of Calgary. The post office was opened in 1912 and named after John Herron of the North-West Mounted Police.^[3]

Demographics

The population of Herronton according to the 2007 municipal census conducted by Vulcan County is 10.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "Alberta Population Summary: Alberta's Hamlets Alphabetically, 2010" (PDF). Alberta Population. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
^ "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. June 3, 2024. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
^ Fencelines and Furrows History Book Society (1971). Fencelines and Furrows. p. 41.