North Red Deer, Alberta

North Red Deer is a former village in central Alberta, Canada within the City of Red Deer.[2]

North Red Deer
Former village
North Red Deer is located in Red Deer County
North Red Deer
North Red Deer
Location of North Red Deer
North Red Deer is located in Alberta
North Red Deer
North Red Deer
North Red Deer (Alberta)
Coordinates: 52°16′48″N 113°49′23″W / 52.280°N 113.823°W / 52.280; -113.823
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
RegionCentral Alberta
Census divisionNo. 8
CityRed Deer County
Founded[1]1894
Incorporated (village)[1]February 17, 1911
Amalgamated[1]January 1, 1948
Time zoneUTC-7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
Area codes403 / 587
WaterwaysRed Deer River

The village was on the north shore of the Red Deer River along the Calgary and Edmonton (C&E) Railway,[3] which was later acquired by the Canadian Pacific Railway. The former village is located within Red Deer's Riverside Meadows neighbourhood,[2][4] with portions also being located within the neighbourhoods of Highland Green and Oriole Park.

History

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North Red Deer was established as a hamlet in 1894 upon completion of the C&E rail line, including the bridge over the Red Deer River.[1] It incorporated as the Village of North Red Deer on February 17, 1911,[1] with the ministerial order being signed on June 18, 1911.[2] Walter Webb became the village's first mayor on March 13, 1911.[5]

After a previously unratified attempt in 1946,[5] the Village of North Red Deer amalgamated with the City of Red Deer on January 1, 1948.[2][1] The last village council meeting occurred on December 24, 1947.[2][6]

In 1999, the City of Red Deer renamed the area of the former village to Riverside Meadows.[6] In 2000, the city adopted the Riverside Meadows Area Redevelopment Plan (ARP),[7] which was replaced by a new ARP in 2009.[8] The City of Red Deer celebrated the centennial of the Village of North Red Deer on August 27, 2011.[2]

Demographics

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Population history
of North Red Deer
YearPop.±%
1911304—    
1916354+16.4%
1921325−8.2%
1926293−9.8%
1931318+8.5%
1936359+12.9%
1941524+46.0%
1946698+33.2%
Source: Statistics Canada[9][10][11]

Over the course of its incorporation, North Red Deer grew from a population of 304 in 1911[10] to a population of 698 in 1946.[11]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "North Red Deer: A Century of Change". City of Red Deer. 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-09-28. Retrieved 2011-07-24.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "2011 Village of North Red Deer Centennial Celebrations". City of Red Deer. 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-06-23. Retrieved 2011-07-24.
  3. ^ Village of North Red Deer 2011 Centennial Committee. "North Red Deer: A Century of Change" (PDF). City of Red Deer. p. 4. Retrieved 2011-07-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ "North Red Deer Community Heritage Projects". City of Red Deer. 2011. Retrieved 2011-07-24.
  5. ^ a b Michael Dawe (2011-02-16). "Village of North Red Deer marks 100-year anniversary". Red Deer Express. Retrieved 2011-07-24.
  6. ^ a b Michael Dawe (2002-12-18). "The Village of North Red Deer" (PDF). Red Deer Express/City of Red Deer. Retrieved 2011-07-24.
  7. ^ "Edmonton Real Estate: North Red Deer Centennial". Realtor Network. 2011-02-15. Retrieved 2011-07-24.
  8. ^ "Riverside Meadows Area Redevelopment Plan (Bylaw 3261/A-2009)" (PDF). City of Red Deer. 2009. Retrieved 2011-07-24.
  9. ^ "Census of the Prairie Provinces, 1916" (PDF). Ottawa: Dominion Bureau of Statistics. 1918. Retrieved August 9, 2022.
  10. ^ a b Census of the Prairie Provinces, 1936. Vol. I: Population and Agriculture. Ottawa: Dominion Bureau of Statistics. 1938. p. 835.
  11. ^ a b Census of the Prairie Provinces, 1946. Vol. I: Population. Ottawa: Dominion Bureau of Statistics. 1949-08-22. p. 399.
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