Range roads are numbered from the east boundary of the range, and increase as one moves west in a similar fashion. Township 51's first township road would therefore be numbered 510, its second township road (2 miles north) is numbered 512, etc. Township roads are numbered using the township number, the first road being 0 (zero) with increments increasing every 1 mi (1.6 km). The rural address pinpoints the access to the property near a range road, which runs north–south, or a township road, which runs east–west. Townships are designated by their "township number" and "range number", for example, "Township 52, Range 25". The system Townships in relation to meridians, baselines and correction linesĭuring the 1870s, the Dominion Land Survey had parceled much of western Canada into nearly square townships, which are approximately 6 mi (9.7 km) in both the north–south and east–west extents. It improved rural wayfinding for residents, emergency services, and mail delivery. The Alberta rural addressing system was created between 19 in Strathcona County, Alberta to satisfy the demands of Canada Post.
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