Alliance, Alberta
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Alliance |
| official_name | Village of Alliance |
| native_name | |
| settlement_type | Village |
| pushpin_map | Canada Alberta |
| pushpin_label_position | |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | Canada |
| subdivision_type1 | Province |
| subdivision_name1 | Alberta |
| subdivision_type2 | Region |
| subdivision_name2 | Central Alberta |
| subdivision_type3 | Census division |
| subdivision_name3 | 7 |
| subdivision_type4 | Municipal district |
| subdivision_name4 | Flagstaff County |
| government_footnotes | |
| leader_title | Mayor |
| leader_name | Leslie Ganshirt |
| leader_title1 | Governing body |
| leader_name1 | Alliance Village Council |
| established_title | Founded |
| established_title1 | Incorporated |
| established_date1 | |
| established_title2 | • Village |
| established_date2 | August 26, 1918 |
| area_footnotes | (2021) |
| area_land_km2 | 0.62 |
| population_as_of | 2021 |
| population_footnotes | |
| population_total | 166 |
| population_density_km2 | 268.4 |
| timezone | MST |
| utc_offset | −7 |
| timezone_DST | MDT |
| utc_offset_DST | −6 |
| coordinates | |
| elevation_footnotes | |
| elevation_m | 715 |
| blank_name | Highways |
| blank_info | Highway 36 |
| Highway 602 | |
| blank1_name | Waterway |
| blank1_info | Battle River |
| website | |
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| subdivision_name1 = Alberta
| subdivision_type2 = Region
| subdivision_name2 = Central Alberta
| subdivision_type3 = Census division
| subdivision_name3 = 7
| subdivision_type4 = Municipal district
| subdivision_name4 = Flagstaff County
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| leader_title = Mayor
| leader_name = Leslie Ganshirt
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Highway 602
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Alliance is a village in central Alberta, Canada. Established as a station on a Canadian Northern Railway (CNoR) line in 1916, Alliance became a village in 1918. It is located on Highway 602, approximately 160 km east of Red Deer. The village is 2 km east of Veterans Memorial Highway (Highway 36) and 2.5 km north of the Battle River.
History
Prior to European settlement, the area surrounding the future site of Alliance was, at times, home to First Nations tribes who roamed the plains. The area was also the site of several confrontations between Cree and Blackfoot tribes, giving rise to the name Battle River. At the time of Canadian Confederation in 1867, Alberta was still owned by the Hudson's Bay Company, and European missionaries spread Christianity through the native tribes. In 1904, prior to Alberta becoming a province, homesteaders arrived in the area to establish ranches. By 1910, the area surrounding what is now Alliance was well populated by Europeans, and in January 1916, the Canadian Northern Railway arrived in the young community. The name 'Alliance' was chosen by resident Tom Edwards, who named the community after his home city in the United States, Alliance, Ohio. Shortly after the community's establishment, regular church services began. The first church service was held in a pool hall, with most of the congregation seated on the pool tables.
In 1930, a representative from the CN visited Alliance to purchase land in the community, and construction was scheduled begin on a new rail line. The Canadian Pacific Railway also began construction in the area. However, all rail construction was halted in 1932, with the community's residents assuming that the rise of the automobile had driven traffic away from the rails. For the next forty years, Alliance continued to serve primarily as a farming hub for surrounding properties, although during the 1940s the community was hit by a two-week-long non-delivery strike by the Alberta Farmers' Union.
Despite the general prosperity of farmers in the 1940s and early 1950s, the increasing replacement of labour by machinery meant that Alliance's population declined sharply, such that seven businesses in the community closed between 1942 and 1954. Bumper crops in the 1950s caused no granary to be empty in the region, although a lack of demand for grain during the period dampened agricultural prosperity until export sales picked up. That decade also saw the modernization of Alliance as a community, with approximately one mile of pavement being laid in summer 1954, the installation of cushioned seats in the local theatre, and the construction of a seed cleaning plant.
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Village of Alliance had a population of 166 living in 90 of its 100 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 159. With a land area of 0.62 km2, it had a population density of in 2021.
In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Village of Alliance recorded a population of 154 living in 83 of its 107 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2011 population of 174. With a land area of 0.51 km2, it had a population density of in 2016.
Climate
| metric first = yes | single line = Y | location = Alliance | Jan record high C = 16.1 | Feb record high C = 12.8 | Mar record high C = 20.6 | Apr record high C = 30.0 | May record high C = 32.2 | Jun record high C = 36.7 | Jul record high C = 37.2 | Aug record high C = 36.7 | Sep record high C = 35.5 | Oct record high C = 28.3 | Nov record high C = 22.8 | Dec record high C = 13.9 | year record high C = 37.2 | Jan high C = 11.6 | Feb high C = N | Mar high C = N | Apr high C = 9.7 | May high C = 17.5 | Jun high C = 21.6 | Jul high C = 23.6 | Aug high C = 23.3 | Sep high C = 17.6 | Oct high C = 11.9 | Nov high C = 0.7 | Dec high C = −7.3 | year high C = N | Jan mean C = −16.3 | Feb mean C = N | Mar mean C = N | Apr mean C = 3.7 | May mean C = 10.7 | Jun mean C = 15.0 | Jul mean C = 17.0 | Aug mean C = 16.3 | Sep mean C = 11.0 | Oct mean C = 5.5 | Nov mean C = −4.2 | Dec mean C = −11.9 | year mean C = N | Jan low C = −21.1 | Feb low C = N | Mar low C = N | Apr low C = −2.3 | May low C = 4.0 | Jun low C = 8.4 | Jul low C = 10.4 | Aug low C = 9.2 | Sep low C = 4.3 | Oct low C = −1.0 | Nov low C = −9.2 | Dec low C = −16.8 | year low C = N | Jan record low C = −49.4 | Feb record low C = −48.9 | Mar record low C = −38.9 | Apr record low C = −31.7 | May record low C = −13.3 | Jun record low C = −5.0 | Jul record low C = −5.6 | Aug record low C = −1.7 | Sep record low C = −8.3 | Oct record low C = −28.3 | Nov record low C = −39.4 | Dec record low C = −45.6 | year record low C = −49.4 | Jan precipitation mm = 32.4 | Feb precipitation mm = N | Mar precipitation mm = N | Apr precipitation mm = 24 | May precipitation mm = 49.4 | Jun precipitation mm = 78.1 | Jul precipitation mm = 83.5 | Aug precipitation mm = 51.3 | Sep precipitation mm = 43.6 | Oct precipitation mm = 17.6 | Nov precipitation mm = 19.9 | Dec precipitation mm = 27.9 | year precipitation mm = N | Jan rain mm = 0.6 | Feb rain mm = N | Mar rain mm = N | Apr rain mm = N | May rain mm = 48.6 | Jun rain mm = 78.1 | Jul rain mm = 83.5 | Aug rain mm = 51.3 | Sep rain mm = 42.6 | Oct rain mm = 13.6 | Nov rain mm = 3.0 | Dec rain mm = 1.3 | year rain mm = N | Jan snow cm = 31.9 | Feb snow cm = N | Mar snow cm = N | Apr snow cm = N | May snow cm = 0.8 | Jun snow cm = 0.0 | Jul snow cm = 0.0 | Aug snow cm = 0.0 | Sep snow cm = 1.0 | Oct snow cm = 4.0 | Nov snow cm = 16.8 | Dec snow cm = 26.5 | year snow cm = N | source 1 = Environment Canada | source =
References
References
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- "Village of Alliance, Alberta".
- (October 14, 2016). "Location and History Profile: Village of Alliance". [[Alberta Municipal Affairs]].
- Alcorn. (1976). "In the Bend of the Battle: A History of Alliance and District". Alliance [[Lions Club]].
- (February 9, 2022). "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities)". [[Statistics Canada]].
- (February 8, 2017). "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Alberta)". [[Statistics Canada]].
- "Canadian Climate Normals 1961-1990". Environment Canada.
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