Herronton

Herronton is a hamlet in southern Alberta, Canada within Vulcan County.^[2] It is located 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) north of Highway 23, approximately 64 kilometres (40 mi) southeast of Calgary. The post office was opened in 1912 and named after John Herron of the North-West Mounted Police.^[3]

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Herronton
Hamlet
Grain elevator in Herronton, Alberta
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Coordinates: 50°37′29″N 113°26′22″W / 50.62472°N 113.43944°W / 50.62472; -113.43944
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	10
Time zone	UTC−07:00 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−06:00 (MDT)
Area codes	403, 587, 825
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1. ^ ^{a b} "Alberta Population Summary: Alberta's Hamlets Alphabetically, 2010" (PDF). Alberta Population. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 11, 2021. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
2. ^ "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. June 3, 2024. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
3. ^ Fencelines and Furrows History Book Society (1971). Fencelines and Furrows. p. 41.

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