Holden, Alberta
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Holden |
| official_name | Village of Holden |
| settlement_type | Village |
| motto | Share the Charm of Country Living |
| image_skyline | Holden AB 10.jpg |
| image_caption | Main street |
| 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 | No. 10 |
| subdivision_type4 | Municipal district |
| subdivision_name4 | Beaver County |
| government_footnotes | |
| leader_title | Mayor |
| leader_name | Tyler Beckett |
| leader_title1 | Governing body |
| leader_name1 | Holden Village Council |
| leader_title2 | CAO |
| leader_name2 | Rosemary Offrey |
| established_title | Founded |
| established_title1 | Incorporated |
| established_date1 | |
| established_title2 | • Village |
| established_date2 | April 14, 1909 |
| area_footnotes | (2021) |
| area_land_km2 | 1.55 |
| population_as_of | 2021 |
| population_footnotes | |
| population_total | 338 |
| population_density_km2 | 217.7 |
| timezone | MST |
| utc_offset | -7 |
| timezone_DST | MDT |
| utc_offset_DST | -6 |
| coordinates | |
| elevation_footnotes | |
| elevation_m | 686 |
| postal_code_type | Postal Code |
| postal_code | T0B 2C0 |
| area_code | 780 |
| blank_name | Highways |
| blank_info | 14 |
| 855 | |
| blank1_name | Waterways |
| blank1_info | Creeks in the area form the head of Vermilion River |
| website | |
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| motto = Share the Charm of Country Living
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| subdivision_name1 = Alberta
| subdivision_type2 = Region
| subdivision_name2 = Central Alberta
| subdivision_type3 = Census Division
| subdivision_name3 = No. 10
| subdivision_type4 = Municipal district
| subdivision_name4 = Beaver County
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| leader_title = Mayor
| leader_name = Tyler Beckett
| leader_title1 = Governing body
| leader_name1 = Holden Village Council
| leader_title2 = CAO
| leader_name2 = Rosemary Offrey
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| established_title = Founded
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| established_title1 = Incorporated
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| established_title2 = • Village
| established_date2 = April 14, 1909
| area_footnotes = (2021)
| area_land_km2 = 1.55
| population_as_of = 2021
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| population_density_km2 = 217.7
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| timezone = MST
| utc_offset = -7
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| utc_offset_DST = -6
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| postal_code = T0B 2C0
| area_code = 780
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Holden is a village in central Alberta, Canada. It is located south of Vegreville. The village is named after former Alberta MLA James Holden.
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Village of Holden had a population of 338 living in 171 of its 205 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 350. With a land area of 1.55 km2, it had a population density of in 2021.
In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Village of Holden recorded a population of 350 living in 146 of its 167 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2011 population of 381. With a land area of 1.74 km2, it had a population density of in 2016.
File:Holden AB cenotaph.jpg|Cenotaph in middle of main street
Notable people
- Dale Armstrong, drag racer
- Ted Newall, businessman
References
References
- {{AMOS
- (February 16, 2024). "Location and History Profile: Village of Holden". [[Alberta Municipal Affairs]].
- (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]].
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