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Cheadle
Cheadle is a hamlet in Alberta, Canada, situated on Highway 24, 2 kilometers south of Highway 1 and about 35 kilometers east of Calgary. The local Cheadle Airport, 7.4 kilometers northwest of the hamlet, features a 1,200-meter turf airstrip operated by G. Jackson.
The Canadian Pacific Railway named the community after Dr. Walter Butler Cheadle and Lord Milton, explorers who traveled across the prairies and Rocky Mountains in the 1860s. Their book, 'The North-West Passage by Land', detailed their expedition.
During railroad construction between Strathmore and Cheadle, a record was set by laying a mile of steel in one hour. In the late 1890s, Cheadle had only a small building serving as a post office, store, and boarding home. By 1906-1916, the hamlet expanded with a variety of businesses and facilities.
However, the rise of automobiles and new railway lines caused Cheadle’s growth to stall. A lack of signage along Highway 1 further diminished its visibility. By 1971, the post office and grocery store closed, and the community’s commercial activity dwindled.
As of the 2021 Census, Cheadle had a population of 83, down from 109 in 2016. The hamlet's land area is 0.43 km², resulting in a population density of 193.0/km². In 2016, Cheadle had a population of 91 with a density of 535.3/km².
In October 2022, a 5.2-meter-tall statue of a Cheetos corn puff was temporarily displayed at 400 Railway Avenue. Commissioned by the Cheetos Brand, the statue left Cheadle on November 4, 2022, for a Canadian tour.
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