Skiff | |
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Hamlet | |
Location of Skiff in
Alberta | |
Coordinates: 49°30′09″N 111°47′28″W / 49.50250°N 111.79111°W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Alberta |
Region | Southern Alberta |
Census division | 1 |
Municipal district | County of Forty Mile No. 8 |
Government | |
• Governing body | County of Forty Mile No. 8 Council |
Elevation | 946 m (3,106 ft) |
Population (1991)
[1] | |
• Total | 10 |
Time zone | UTC−7 ( MST) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
Postal code span | |
Area code | +1-403 |
Highways | Highway 61 |
Skiff is a hamlet in southern Alberta, Canada within the County of Forty Mile No. 8. [2] It is located on Highway 61, also known as the historic Red Coat Trail, approximately 75 km (47 mi) southeast of Lethbridge.
Skiff recorded a population of 10 in the 1991 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada. [1]
Skiff farmer Bill Nemeth found a meteorite in the ground on his farm (NE1/4-31-3-4-W4) in 1966. 12 years later, he sold it to the U of A Geology department. The date of its landing is unknown, but evidence says it was not very old, geologically speaking. [3]