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Ryley

FieldValue
nameRyley
official_nameVillage of Ryley
settlement_typeVillage
mottoLive the Life of Ryley
image_skylineRyley 10.jpg
image_captionMain street
pushpin_mapCanada Alberta
pushpin_label_position
pushpin_map_captionLocation of Ryley in Alberta
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameCanada
subdivision_type1Province
subdivision_name1Alberta
subdivision_type2Region
subdivision_name2Central Alberta
subdivision_type3Census Division
subdivision_name3No. 10
subdivision_type4Municipal district
subdivision_name4Beaver County
government_footnotes
leader_titleMayor
leader_nameStephanie Dennis
leader_title1Governing Body
leader_name1Ryley Village Council
leader_title2CAO
leader_name2Glen Hamilton-Brown
established_titleFounded
established_date1909 (as Equity)
established_title1Incorporated
established_date1
established_title2• Village
established_date2April 2, 1910
area_footnotes(2021)
area_land_km22.53
population_as_of2021
population_footnotes
population_total484
population_density_km2191.6
timezoneMST
utc_offset−7
timezone_DSTMDT
utc_offset_DST−6
coordinates
elevation_footnotes
elevation_m693
postal_code_typePostal Code
postal_codeT0B 4A0
area_code780
blank_nameHighways
blank_info14
854
blank1_nameWaterways
blank1_infoCreeks to the east form the head of Vermilion River
Amisk Creek to the west runs north to Beaverhill Lake
website

854 Amisk Creek to the west runs north to Beaverhill Lake

Ryley is a village in central Alberta, Canada. It is surrounded by Beaver County, along Highway 14 between the City of Edmonton and the Town of Viking. The City of Camrose is approximately 58 km south of Ryley. The village was named in 1908 after George Urquhart Ryley, Grand Trunk Pacific Railway Land Commissioner at the time.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Village of Ryley had a population of 484 living in 225 of its 250 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 483. With a land area of 2.53 km2, it had a population density of in 2021.

Within Beaver County, Ryley was the only municipality to rise in population during the 2021 Census of a total population drop of 199 across the rest of the County.

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Village of Ryley recorded a population of 483 living in 208 of its 235 total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of 497. With a land area of 2.61 km2, it had a population density of in 2016.

Governance

As set out by the Alberta Municipal Government Act, and overseen by Alberta Municipal Affairs, the village is governed by five councillors, who are elected at-large every four years. Stephanie Dennis is the mayor, one of the Councillors selected and appointed by the others. The chief administrative officer, is the head of village administration.

Attractions

Ryley boasts many facilities, such as Alberta's only indoor swimming pool in a village, a school which operates four days a week, a museum, a three-sheet indoor curling rink, an outdoor skating rink, a skate park, and a community hall.

References

References

  1. {{AMOS
  2. (October 21, 2016). "Location and History Profile: Village of Ryley". [[Alberta Municipal Affairs]].
  3. (January 2012). "Alberta Private Sewage Systems 2009 Standard of Practice Handbook: Appendix A.3 Alberta Design Data (A.3.A. Alberta Climate Design Data by Town)". Safety Codes Council.
  4. Royal Canadian Legion. Ryley Branch, No. 192. Ladies' Auxiliary. Ryley Branch. Book Committee. (1978). "Beaver tales : history of Ryley & district".
  5. (February 9, 2022). "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities)". [[Statistics Canada]].
  6. (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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