Skiff, Alberta facts for kids

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Hamlet
Skiff Location in Alberta
Country	Canada
Province	Alberta
Region	Southern Alberta
Census division	1
Municipal district	County of Forty Mile No. 8
Elevation	946 m (3,106 ft)
Population  (1991)
• Total	10
Time zone	UTC−7 (MST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−6 (MDT)
Postal code span	T0K 2B0
Area code(s)	+1-403
Highways	Highway 61

Skiff is a hamlet in southern Alberta, Canada within the County of Forty Mile No. 8. It is located on Highway 61, also known as the historic Red Coat Trail, approximately 75 km (47 mi) southeast of Lethbridge.

Demographics

Skiff recorded a population of 10 in the 1991 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada.

Notable people

• Earl W. Bascom (1906-1995), rodeo pioneer, inventor, "Father of Modern Rodeo," cowboy artist and sculptor, Hollywood actor, hall of fame inductee, worked on the Hat L Ranch near Skiff

Skiff Meteorite

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 University of Alberta Geology department. The exact date of its impact is currently unknown, but evidence suggests it was not very old, geologically speaking.