Alida, Saskatchewan
Village in Saskatchewan, Canada
title: "Alida, Saskatchewan" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["villages-in-saskatchewan", "reciprocity-no.-32,-saskatchewan", "division-no.-1,-saskatchewan"] description: "Village in Saskatchewan, Canada" topic_path: "general/villages-in-saskatchewan" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alida,_Saskatchewan" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::summary Village in Saskatchewan, Canada ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox settlement"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Alida |
| official_name | Village of Alida |
| native_name | |
| settlement_type | Village |
| image_skyline | Alida SK Main St.jpg |
| image_caption | Main Street |
| image_flag | Flag of Alida SK.svg |
| pushpin_map | Saskatchewan#Canada |
| pushpin_label_position | |
| pushpin_map_caption | Location in Saskatchewan |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | Canada |
| subdivision_type1 | Province |
| subdivision_name1 | Saskatchewan |
| subdivision_type2 | Region |
| subdivision_name2 | South-east |
| subdivision_type3 | Rural Municipality |
| subdivision_name3 | Reciprocity |
| government_type | Municipal |
| leader_title | Governing body |
| leader_name | Alida Village Council |
| leader_title1 | Mayor |
| leader_name1 | Timothy Cowan |
| leader_title2 | Administrator |
| leader_name2 | Kathy Anthony |
| leader_title3 | MP |
| leader_name3 | Steven Bonk |
| leader_title4 | MLA |
| leader_name4 | Daryl Harrison |
| established_title | Post office Founded |
| established_date | December 1, 1913 |
| established_title2 | Incorporated (Village) |
| established_title3 | (Town) |
| unit_pref | |
| area_footnotes | (2021) |
| area_total_km2 | 0.38 |
| population_as_of | 2021 |
| population_footnotes | |
| population_total | 103 |
| population_density_km2 | 223.9 |
| timezone | CTS |
| utc_offset | −06:00 |
| coordinates | |
| elevation_footnotes | |
| postal_code_type | Postal code |
| postal_code | S0C 0B0 |
| area_code | 306 |
| blank_name | Highways |
| blank_info | |
| footnotes | {{Cite web |
| last | National Archives |
| first | Archivia Net |
| title | Post Offices and Postmasters |
| url | http://www.collectionscanada.ca/archivianet/post-offices/001001-100.01-e.php |
| access-date | 2014-08-21 |
| url-status | dead |
| archive-url | https://web.archive.org/web/20061006045957/http://www.collectionscanada.ca/archivianet/post-offices/001001-100.01-e.php |
| archive-date | 2006-10-06 |
| last | Government of Saskatchewan |
| first | MRD Home |
| title | Municipal Directory |
| url | https://www.saskatchewan.ca/government/municipal-administration/municipal-directory?s=%7B8ca96e2d-d322-47bf-a341-82f223d030de%7D |
| access-date | July 4, 2025 |
| :: |
| name = Alida | official_name = Village of Alida | other_name = | native_name = | nickname = | settlement_type = Village | motto = | image_skyline = Alida SK Main St.jpg | imagesize = | image_caption = Main Street | image_flag = Flag of Alida SK.svg | flag_size = | image_seal = | seal_size = | image_shield = | shield_size = | city_logo = | citylogo_size = | pushpin_map = Saskatchewan#Canada | pushpin_label_position = | pushpin_map_caption = Location in Saskatchewan | pushpin_mapsize = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = Canada | subdivision_type1 = Province | subdivision_name1 = Saskatchewan | subdivision_type2 = Region | subdivision_name2 = South-east | subdivision_type3 = Rural Municipality | subdivision_name3 = Reciprocity | government_footnotes = | government_type = Municipal | leader_title = Governing body | leader_name = Alida Village Council | leader_title1 = Mayor | leader_name1 = Timothy Cowan | leader_title2 = Administrator | leader_name2 = Kathy Anthony | leader_title3 = MP | leader_name3 = Steven Bonk | leader_title4 = MLA | leader_name4 = Daryl Harrison | established_title = Post office Founded | established_date = December 1, 1913 | established_title2 = Incorporated (Village) | established_date2 = | established_title3 = (Town) | established_date3 = | area_magnitude = | unit_pref = | area_footnotes = (2021) | area_total_km2 = 0.38 | area_land_km2 = | area_water_km2 = | area_total_sq_mi = | area_land_sq_mi = | area_water_sq_mi = | area_water_percent = | area_urban_km2 = | area_urban_sq_mi = | area_metro_km2 = | area_metro_sq_mi = | population_as_of = 2021 | population_footnotes = | population_note = | population_total = 103 | population_density_km2 = 223.9 | population_density_sq_mi = | population_metro = | population_density_metro_km2 = | population_density_metro_sq_mi = | population_urban = | population_density_urban_km2 = | population_density_urban_sq_mi = | population_blank1_title = | population_blank1 = | timezone = CTS | utc_offset =−06:00 | timezone_DST = | utc_offset_DST = | coordinates = | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = | elevation_ft = | postal_code_type = Postal code | postal_code = S0C 0B0 | area_code = 306 | blank_name = Highways | blank_info = | blank1_name = | blank1_info = | website = | footnotes = {{Cite web |last=National Archives |first=Archivia Net |title=Post Offices and Postmasters |url=http://www.collectionscanada.ca/archivianet/post-offices/001001-100.01-e.php |access-date=2014-08-21 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061006045957/http://www.collectionscanada.ca/archivianet/post-offices/001001-100.01-e.php |archive-date=2006-10-06 |last=Government of Saskatchewan |first=MRD Home |title=Municipal Directory |url=https://www.saskatchewan.ca/government/municipal-administration/municipal-directory?s=%7B8ca96e2d-d322-47bf-a341-82f223d030de%7D |access-date=July 4, 2025
Alida (2021 population: 103) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Reciprocity No. 32 and Census Division No. 1. The village is approximately 85 km east of the city of Estevan. Farming and oil are the major local industries. Several ghost towns are in the vicinity, including Nottingham to the east, Auburnton, to the west, and Cantal to the north-west. With the investment of oil and other industries, the area continues to grow.
History
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e3/Hotel_and_Lukes_Store_Circa_1965.jpg" caption="Hotel and Lukes Store, circa 1965"] ::
Alida was founded as a Canadian Pacific Railway station in the late 19th century, and it was named for Dame Alida Brittain. The local area was settled by immigrants from Europe, and other parts of North America. Alida incorporated as a village on February 19, 1926.
The rail line was closed in 1976 when a spring storm washed out the rail bridge near Lauder, Manitoba, at the beginning of the line. The economic viability of the line had been in question for some time, so the bridge was never repaired. Track was removed beginning in 1978.
The Post Office opened on December 1, 1913 and the first postmaster was Eugene Lemieux and served from 1913 to 1927.
Transportation
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c3/SK_Hwy_361_at_Alida_SK.jpg" caption="Highway 361 through Alida"] ::
Alida is at the cross-roads of three highways, Highway 361, Highway 318, and Highway 601. Located 2 NM east-northeast of Alida is the Alida/Cowan Farm Private Aerodrome.
Demographics
| title = Population history (1931–2021) | type = Canada | align = right | footnote = Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics |1931|104 |1941|116 |1951|106 |1956|168 |1961|241 |1966|297 |1971|230 |1976|163 |1981|169 |1986|188 |1991|179 |1996|158 |2001|117 |2006|106 |2011|131 |2016|120 |2021|103 In the 2021 Canadian census conducted by Statistics Canada, Alida had a population of 103 living in 53 of its 74 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 0.38 km2, it had a population density of in 2021.
In the 2016 Canadian census, Alida recorded a population of 120 living in 63 of its 68 total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of 131. With a land area of 0.38 km2, it had a population density of in 2016.
Sports and recreation
Alida has a skating/curling rink. In 2014, the original ice rink flooded and was deemed too expensive to repair. It was torn down in 2015 and funds were raised for a new one. It was completed by 2017. The Alida Wrecks hockey team play there.
Alida holds annual curling bonspiels including a women's bonspiel and a farmers / oilmen's bonspiel. Along with this Alida hosts an annual recreational hockey tournament in which the local Alida Wrecks as well as teams from the surrounding communities compete.
There is an annual Alida sports day which features an annual softball (slow pitch) tournament, food and drinks, and live music/entertainment. This event often takes place at the start of June.
Education
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/46/Alida_School_Circa_1965.jpg" caption="Alida School, circa 1965"] ::
The local school closed down in 2005, and students are bused to schools in Carnduff, Oxbow, or Redvers. The School has since been used as a private residence.
Notable people
- Daryl Harrison - Saskatchewan Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan for the constituency of Cannington and Agriculture Minister of Saskatchewan.
- Dan D'Autremont - Saskatchewan Party former member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan for the constituency of Cannington and forming member of the Saskatchewan Party. He served as MLA of Cannington from 1991-2020.
References
References
- {{Cite cgndb. HABLN. Alida
- The Canadian Press. (2017). "The Canadian Press Stylebook". [[The Canadian Press]].
- "Urban Municipality Incorporations". Saskatchewan Ministry of Government Relations.
- "Alida on epodunk.com".
- {{CFS
- "Saskatchewan Census Population". Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics.
- "Saskatchewan Census Population". Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics.
- (February 9, 2022). "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan". [[Statistics Canada]].
- (February 8, 2017). "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Saskatchewan)". [[Statistics Canada]].
- "DiscoverEstevan".
- "Discover Alida".
- "Discover Alida - Discoverestevan.com".
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