Shepard, Alberta

Shepard is a former hamlet within the eastern periphery of Calgary, Alberta, Canada, approximately 24km east of downtown, that was annexed from Rocky View County in July 2007. Shepard is bound by 84 Street SE to the west, a rail line to the north, and 114 Avenue SE (also known as Beulah Vista Road) to the south. The Stoney Trail ring road passes to the west of the former hamlet. Shepard is immediately north of Ralph Klein Park, a large green space that was developed in the late 2000s. HistoryA rail station was built at Shepard by the Canadian Pacific Railway in 1884. It was named after one of the partners of Shepard and Langdon, railway contractors. A school opened in 1886 followed by a church in 1890. The post office opened for four months in 1903 and then reopened from January 1, 1905 until March 8, 1966. The former hamlet remains primarily a residential subdivision with some commercial businesses and its own community hall. It is physically separated from other communities by an industrial area (Shepard Industrial), undeveloped land and Stoney Trail. DemographicsAs a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Shepard recorded a population of 10 living in 4 of its 4 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2011 population of 10. With a land area of 0. 06km2, it had a population density of in 2016.

Shepard is a former hamlet within the eastern periphery of Calgary, Alberta, Canada, approximately 24km east of downtown, that was annexed from Rocky View County in July 2007. Shepard is bound by 84 Street SE to the west, a rail line to the north, and 114 Avenue SE (also known as Beulah Vista Road) to the south. The Stoney Trail ring road passes to the west of the former hamlet. Shepard is immediately north of Ralph Klein Park, a large green space that was developed in the late 2000s. HistoryA rail station was built at Shepard by the Canadian Pacific Railway in 1884. It was named after one of the partners of Shepard and Langdon, railway contractors. A school opened in 1886 followed by a church in 1890. The post office opened for four months in 1903 and then reopened from January 1, 1905 until March 8, 1966. The former hamlet remains primarily a residential subdivision with some commercial businesses and its own community hall. It is physically separated from other communities by an industrial area (Shepard Industrial), undeveloped land and Stoney Trail. DemographicsAs a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Shepard recorded a population of 10 living in 4 of its 4 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2011 population of 10. With a land area of 0. 06km2, it had a population density of in 2016.