Kirkcaldy, Alberta

According to the Government of Alberta, it is likely that Kirkcaldy was named after the Scottish town of Kirkcaldy. The settlement was founded in 1911 when the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) established a stop. == History ==

Kirkcaldy was founded in 1911 when the Canadian Pacific Railway established a stop in the area. The presence of a railroad allowed for mail to be received in, and directly delivered from, Calgary. In 1942, the RCAF established RCAF Station Vulcan, which was geographically closer to Kirkcaldy than the town of Vulcan. After the war ended in 1945, the site remained in use by the RCAF as a depot for cutting military aircraft down to scrap until the late 1950s. They stayed in Kirkcaldy until relocating to Vulcan in 1960, though the sisters remained involved in Kirkcaldy's social events for the rest of their lives. The sisters maintained a long friendship with Don Mallory, Kirkcaldy resident and descendant of Lorena and Grant Mallory, who had operated the post office in the 1920s. Mallory was also an amateur historian, and the sisters entrusted their family archives to him. In the early 2000s, journalist Cheryl Foggo worked with Don to research the Ware family for her 2020 documentary, John Ware Reclaimed. == Demographics ==

The Calgary Herald reported that Kirkcaldy had a population of 20 as of 1986. In 2007, as recorded by Vulcan County's municipal census in 2007, Kirkcaldy's population stood at 12. == Governance ==

Kirkcaldy falls within the municipal district of Vulcan County. == Economy ==

Kirkcaldy's proximity to Vulcan, which flourished quickly into a town, hampered Kirkcaldy's commercial development early on in its existence. Between 1911 and 1980, other businesses that operated in Kirkcaldy included a lumber yard, boarding house, pool room and dairy barn. == See also ==