Cassils | |
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Coordinates: 50°34′43″N 112°2′54″W / 50.57861°N 112.04833°W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Alberta |
Region | Southern Alberta |
Census division | 2 |
Municipal district | County of Newell |
Government | |
• Type | Unincorporated |
• Governing body | County of Newell Council |
Population (2020)[1] | |
• Total | 22 |
Time zone | UTC−07:00 (MST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−06:00 (MDT) |
Area code(s) | 403, 587, 825 |
Cassils is a hamlet in southern Alberta, Canada within the County of Newell.[2] It is located on the north side of a Canadian Pacific rail line 2.9 km (1.8 mi) west of the intersection of Highway 36 and Highway 542.[3] It is 10 km (6.2 mi) west of the City of Brooks and 7.5 km (4.7 mi) south of the Trans-Canada Highway (Highway 1).
The hamlet is named after Charles Cassils, of the Montreal firm of Cassils and Cochrane.[4] Cassils, a native of Dumbartonshire, Scotland, died July 2, 1908, aged 77.