Mossleigh

Mossleigh
Hamlet
Mossleigh elevators
Mossleigh Location of Mossleigh
Coordinates: 50°43′13″N 113°19′28″W
Country	Canada
Province	Alberta
Region	Southern Alberta
Census division	5
Municipal district	Vulcan County
Government
• Type	Unincorporated
• Governing body	Vulcan County Council
Population  (2007)[1]
• Total	53
Time zone	UTC−07:00 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−06:00 (MDT)
Area code(s)	403, 587, 825
Highways	Highway 24
Railways	Canadian Pacific Kansas City

Mossleigh is a hamlet in southern Alberta, Canada within Vulcan County.[2] It is located on Highway 24, approximately 63 kilometres (39 mi) southeast of Calgary.

Demographics

The population of Mossleigh according to the 2007 municipal census conducted by Vulcan County is 53.[1]

Population history of Mossleigh

Year Pop. ±% 1941 82 —     1951 71 −13.4% 1956 69 −2.8% 1961 47 −31.9% 1966 60 +27.7%	Year Pop. ±% 1971 48 −20.0% 1976 55 +14.6% 1981 45 −18.2% 1986 41 −8.9% 1991 47 +14.6%
Source: Statistics Canada [3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11]

Services

Mossleigh has a community hall, gas station/convenience store, a motel, and a restaurant.[12] The Mossleigh community school built in 1953 was closed in 1988 and is now privately owned. The former two room high school is also privately owned.[13]

Attractions

Elevators at Mossleigh

Mossleigh is home to a Lions Club campground,[14] while Aspen Crossing, located one kilometre west of Mossleigh, features a rail dining car with dinner theatre, a rail station with a gift store and a garden centre, and a campground with caboose cabins.[15] Mossleigh is also home to three wooden grain elevators. Two are owned by Cousins Ian and Eric Donovan and the third is currently owned by Parrish & Heimbecker.[16] The town also has an active car club.[17]

The former United Church of Mossleigh was active between 1948 and 2003 when dwindling congregation numbers forced its closure, and amalgamation with the United Church in nearby Arrowwood, Alberta. The church building had been a one-room schoolhouse that operated as the Sunset Valley School S.D. #3236 from 1915 to 1939. Low enrollment caused its closure. The schoolhouse sat empty from 1939 to 1946 when it was purchased by the Mossleigh Blindcreek Ladies Aide, who also purchased two lots in Mossleigh for the building to be relocated to. A cornerstone was laid in a ceremony on May 25, 1947 and was attended by 150 people. The next year was spent moving, remodeling and redecorating the school building so it was fit for church services.[18]

In early 2017, Vulcan County recognized the former United Church building in the town as a municipal historic resource. The church is the only building in Vulcan County to be recognized as a municipal historic resource. This designation allows the owner to apply for provincial grants towards the restoration and upkeep of the building.[19]

See also

• List of communities in Alberta
• List of hamlets in Alberta

References

1. "Alberta Population Summary: Alberta's Hamlets Alphabetically, 2010" (PDF). Alberta Population. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
2. "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. June 3, 2024. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
3. Ninth Census of Canada, 1951 (PDF). Vol. SP-7 (Population: Unincorporated villages and hamlets). Dominion Bureau of Statistics. March 31, 1954. Retrieved September 22, 2024.
4. Census of Canada, 1956 (PDF). Vol. Population of unincorporated villages and settlements. Dominion Bureau of Statistics. October 25, 1957. Retrieved September 23, 2024.
5. 1961 Census of Canada: Population (PDF). Series SP: Unincorporated Villages. Vol. Bulletin SP—4. Ottawa: Dominion Bureau of Statistics. April 18, 1963. Retrieved September 25, 2024.
6. Census of Canada 1966: Population (PDF). Special Bulletin: Unincorporated Places. Vol. Bulletin S–3. Ottawa: Dominion Bureau of Statistics. 1968. Retrieved September 25, 2024.
7. 1971 Census of Canada: Population (PDF). Special Bulletin: Unincorporated Settlements. Vol. Bulletin SP—1. Ottawa: Statistics Canada. 1973. Retrieved September 25, 2024.
8. "Geographical Identification and Population for Unincorporated Places of 25 persons and over, 1971 and 1976". 1976 Census of Canada (PDF). Supplementary Bulletins: Geographic and Demographic (Population of Unincorporated Places—Canada). Vol. Bulletin 8SG.1. Ottawa: Statistics Canada. 1978. Retrieved September 26, 2024.
9. 1981 Census of Canada (PDF). Place name reference list. Vol. Western provinces and the Territories. Ottawa: Statistics Canada. 1983. Retrieved September 26, 2024.
10. 1986 Census of Canada (PDF). Population. Vol. Unincorporated Places. Ottawa: Statistics Canada. 1988. Retrieved September 26, 2024.
11. 91 Census (PDF). Population and Dwelling Counts. Vol. Unincorporated Places. Ottawa: Statistics Canada. 1993. Retrieved September 26, 2024.
12. Mossleigh Bar n Grill. "Mossleigh Bar n Grill". Facebook. Retrieved August 14, 2016.
13. Vulcan County History (September 20, 2010). "MOSSLEIGH SCHOOL NO. 4050". Retrieved August 14, 2016.
14. Lions Club. "Mossleigh Lions Club". Retrieved August 14, 2016.
15. "Aspen Crossing - Celebrating our Railroad Ties". Aspen Crossing. Retrieved May 28, 2012.
16. Simon Ducatel - Vulcan Advocate (March 26, 2012). "Mossleigh-area residents plan to maintain hamlet's row of three grain elevators". Retrieved August 14, 2016.
17. Mossleigh Car Club. "Mossleigh Car Club". Facebook. Retrieved August 14, 2016.
18. Furrows of Time 1883-1982. A History of Arrowwood & Shouldice, Mossleigh & Farrow, Pg. 441-2
19. "Vulcan County designates its first building as a municipal historic resource".

External links

Media related to Mossleigh at Wikimedia Commons