Alhambra is a hamlet in Alberta, Canada within Clearwater County.[2] It is located close to the David Thompson Highway, east of Rocky Mountain House.

Alhambra
Alhambra, Alberta is located in Alberta
Alhambra, Alberta
Location of Alhambra in Alberta
Coordinates: 52°20′35″N 114°40′21″W / 52.3431°N 114.6725°W / 52.3431; -114.6725
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
Census divisionNo. 9
Municipal districtClearwater County
Government
 • TypeUnincorporated
 • ReeveJohn Vandermeer
 • Governing body
  • Jim Duncan
  • Timothy Hoven
  • Theresa Laing
  • Cammie Laird
  • Daryl Lougheed
  • Michelle Swanson
  • John Vandermeer
Elevation
980 m (3,220 ft)
Population
 (1991)[1]
 • Total64
Time zoneUTC−7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−6 (MDT)

The hamlet is located in census division No. 9. It was first settled in 1906 and the local post office had the name Horseguards. (Horseguards Creek is nearby.)[3]

It was re-named Alhambra when the railroad arrived in 1914.[4] The community takes its name from Alhambra, in Grenada, Spain, as an attempt to share some of that place's glory.[5]

Demographics edit

Alhambra recorded a population of 64 in the 1991 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada.[1]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b "91 Census: Unincorporated Places — Population and Dwelling Counts" (PDF). Statistics Canada. June 1993. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
  2. ^ "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. January 12, 2022. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
  3. ^ Place Names of Alberta, Volume 3 (1989)
  4. ^ Rocky Mountain House Reunion Historical Society (1977). Days Before Yesterday : History of Rocky Mountain House district. Rocky Mountain House: Rocky Mountain House Reunion Historical Society. p. 104. ISBN 0-88925-003-0.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 11.

52°20′35″N 114°40′21″W / 52.34306°N 114.67250°W / 52.34306; -114.67250