Madden, Alberta
{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}}
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Madden is a hamlet in southern Alberta, Canada, under the jurisdiction of Rocky View County.{{AltaML}}
Madden is located approximately {{convert|46|km|mi}} north of Downtown Calgary on Highway 574, {{convert|16|km|mi}} west of the Town of Crossfield on Highway 2A and {{convert|19|km|mi}} west of Highway 2 (the Calgary-Edmonton Corridor).
The hamlet was named after Bernard Madden, an early pioneer and a prominent rancher who arrived in the area in 1876. The post office was opened on May 1, 1931.
Madden has a community hall and curling rink, meat processor campground, fire station and an 18-hole golf course. Madden has also been host to a few film crews, including the 2008 production Mayerthorpe (seen on CTV), which was shot at various locations near the hamlet.{{Citation needed|date=December 2020}}
Madden was once located on a Canadian Pacific Railway spur from Collicutt to Cremona and had two elevators. The rail grade can still be seen as it goes behind the Madden Ice Cream Store (the old Dodd's General Store) west from the hamlet through the Ag Society grounds and east towards Nier Lakes.
Climate
{{Weather box
|location = Madden
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|Jan record high C = 14.5
|Feb record high C = 22.8
|Mar record high C = 21
|Apr record high C = 29.5
|May record high C = 32.5
|Jun record high C = 33.5
|Jul record high C = 34
|Aug record high C = 34
|Sep record high C = 33
|Oct record high C = 28
|Nov record high C = 19.5
|Dec record high C = 18.5
|year record high C = 34
|Jan high C = -1.8
|Feb high C = 0.5
|Mar high C = 4.1
|Apr high C = 11.1
|May high C = 16.3
|Jun high C = 19.6
|Jul high C = 21.8
|Aug high C = 21.9
|Sep high C = 17
|Oct high C = 11.8
|Nov high C = 2.1
|Dec high C = -1.1
|year high C = 10.3
|Jan mean C = -7.8
|Feb mean C = -5.6
|Mar mean C = -1.8
|Apr mean C = 4.4
|May mean C = 9.5
|Jun mean C = 13.1
|Jul mean C = 15
|Aug mean C = 14.8
|Sep mean C = 10.2
|Oct mean C = 5.1
|Nov mean C = -3.5
|Dec mean C = -6.8
|year mean C = 3.9
|Jan low C = -13.8
|Feb low C = -11.7
|Mar low C = -7.7
|Apr low C = -2.4
|May low C = 2.5
|Jun low C = 6.6
|Jul low C = 8.3
|Aug low C = 7.7
|Sep low C = 3.3
|Oct low C = -1.6
|Nov low C = -9
|Dec low C = -12.4
|year low C = -2.5
|Jan record low C = -39.5
|Feb record low C = -38.5
|Mar record low C = -31.5
|Apr record low C = -19.5
|May record low C = -9
|Jun record low C = -2.5
|Jul record low C = -0.5
|Aug record low C = -4
|Sep record low C = -9.5
|Oct record low C = -27
|Nov record low C = -35.5
|Dec record low C = -38.5
|year record low C = -39.5
|Jan precipitation mm = 16
|Feb precipitation mm = 11.4
|Mar precipitation mm = 21
|Apr precipitation mm = 28.4
|May precipitation mm = 63.1
|Jun precipitation mm = 82.5
|Jul precipitation mm = 75.1
|Aug precipitation mm = 65.4
|Sep precipitation mm = 53.7
|Oct precipitation mm = 17.3
|Nov precipitation mm = 17.6
|Dec precipitation mm = 15
|year precipitation mm = 466.5
|source 1 = Environment CanadaEnvironment Canada—[http://climate.weatheroffice.gc.ca/climate_normals/results_e.html?Province=ALTA&StationName=&SearchType=&LocateBy=Province&Proximity=25&ProximityFrom=City&StationNumber=&IDType=MSC&CityName=&ParkName=&LatitudeDegrees=&LatitudeMinutes=&LongitudeDegrees=&LongitudeMinutes=&NormalsClass=A&SelNormals=&StnId=2112&]. Retrieved 6 April 2010.
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Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Madden had a population of 10 living in 6 of its 10 total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:10-28}}|28|1}} from its 2016 population of 28. With a land area of {{cvt|0.07|km2}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|10|0.07|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2021.{{cite web | url=https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/cv.action?pid=9810001201 | title=Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places | publisher=Statistics Canada | date=February 9, 2022 | accessdate=February 10, 2022}}
population of Madden according to the 2018 municipal census conducted by Rocky View County is 26,{{cite web | url=https://www.rockyview.ca/Portals/0/Files/Government/Council/Agendas/2018/2018-11-13-Council-Agenda-Full.pdf | title=2018 Rocky View County Census Results | publisher=Rocky View County | pages=249–254 | date=November 13, 2018 | access-date=September 25, 2021}} an increase from its 2013 municipal census population count of 21.{{cite web | url=http://www.rockyview.ca/NewsEvents/News/tabid/145/Article/933/County-Census-Identifies-Divisional-Population-Changes.aspx | title=County Census Identifies Divisional Population Changes | publisher=Rocky View County | date=September 23, 2013 | access-date=September 23, 2013}}
See also
References
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Karamitsanis, Aphrodite (1992). Place Names of Alberta – Volume II, Southern Alberta, University of Calgary Press, Calgary, Alberta.
Read, Tracey (1983). [http://www.ourfutureourpast.ca/loc_hist/page.aspx?id=880672 Acres and Empires – A History of the Municipal District of Rocky View], Calgary, Alberta.
{{Geographic location
|Centre = Madden
|North = Didsbury
|Northeast = Carstairs
|East = Crossfield
|South = Bearspaw
|Southwest = Cochrane
|West = Bottrel
|Northwest = Cremona
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Category:Designated places in Alberta
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