Aldergrove, Langley

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Aldergrove
Neighbourhood
Aldergrove
CountryCanada
Province British Columbia
District municipality Langley, British Columbia
Founded byPhilip Jackman
Named for Alder tree (Alnus rubra)
Government
  BodyTownship of Langley
  Mayor of the Township of LangleyEric Woodward
Area
  Total500 ha (1,237 acres)
Population
  Total13,105
  Density2,621/km2 (6,790/sq mi)
Time zone UTC−08:00 (PST)
  Summer (DST) UTC−07:00 (PDT)
Area code 604/778/236

Aldergrove is a community in the Township of Langley within British Columbia, Canada, [1] approximately 59 km (37 mi) east of Vancouver. The community is urban in nature [2] and, although not incorporated as a town, [3] is often referred to as one. [4] Aldergrove is located at the southeastern edge of both the Township of Langley and the Greater Vancouver metropolitan area, near the western edge of the Abbotsford metropolitan area. It is home to the Lynden–Aldergrove Border Crossing, one of the Lower Mainland's five land border crossings, connecting it with Lynden, Washington.

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This is a predominantly agricultural area, with crops including medical cannabis, grown by Canopy Growth Corporation, in the Agricultural Land Reserve (British Columbia) area. [5] [6] This grow operation is the largest federally licensed cannabis facility in the world, with 400,000 sq. ft. (3.7 ha) of growing space and may eventually reach 1.3 million sq. ft. (12 ha). [7] [8]

Demographics

Aldergrove was split up into two population centres in the Canada 2016 Census, the main part in the Township of Langley and the other part in the City of Abbotsford as "Aldergrove East." Aldergrove had a population of 15,498 living in 5,280 of its 5,557 total private dwellings, a 7.1% increase from its 2011 population of 14,466. This population was divided into 12,007 residents of Aldergrove proper, in Langley; and 3,491 residents of Aldergrove East, in Abbotsford. With a land area of 9.45 km2 (3.65 sq mi), it had a population density of

Canada 2016 CensusPopulation % of Total Population
Visible minority group
Source: [9] [10]
South Asian 1,820
Chinese 175
Black 305
Filipino 160
Latin American 160
Arab 10
Southeast Asian 655
West Asian 30
Korean 75
Japanese 75
Other visible minority30
Multiple visible minorities ("mixed")105
Total visible minority population3,610
Aboriginal group
Source: [9] [10]
First Nations 680
Métis 515
Inuit 10
Total Aboriginal population1,135
European Canadian 10,515
Total population15,498100%

Arts and culture

Aldergrove has served as a filming location for a number of films and television shows, including the A&E television series Bates Motel , which was set in the fictional town of White Pine Bay, Oregon. The set for the original home is located at Universal Studios Hollywood in Los Angeles; however, a replica was built in Aldergrove for the filming. The set was located on 272nd Street. [12]

In 2017, location filming for the Hallmark Channel original movie Coming Home for Christmas starring Danica Mckellar took place at a large mansion in Aldergrove. [13]

Attractions

The Greater Vancouver Zoo and the Twilight Drive-in Theatre are located in Aldergrove.

The Aldergrove Credit Union Community Centre opened in 2018, with an accompanying Otter Co-op Outdoor Experience water park, featuring water slides, a wave pool, lazy river and an aquaplay structure. [14]

Sports

ClubLeagueSportEstablishedChampionships
Aldergrove Kodiaks Ice hockey
2008
3

Government

Military

The Royal Canadian Navy's primary communication station for the Pacific fleet is located at Naval Radio Site Aldergrove.

The Canadian military owns over one thousand acres of land just outside the main Aldergrove population area.

Politics

Langley—Aldergrove in the House of Commons of Canada.

Infrastructure

Transportation

Aldergrove is served by the #503 Aldergrove/Surrey Central Station bus route. The No. 503 operates trips every half-hour between Langley Centre and Fraser Hwy and 272nd Street. It is also served by the No. 21 Central Fraser Valley Transit System bus service that connects Aldergrove to Abbotsford.

An independently run trolley service briefly serviced Aldergrove before ceasing operations. [15]

Aldergrove is located at the junction of Highway 13 and the Fraser Highway.

Education

As part of School District 35 Langley, Aldergrove has one high school, Aldergrove Community Secondary School, four elementary schools, and a middle school:

Aldergrove Elementary School had been an active school until 2007, when protests since 2005 failed to prevent closure due to running under capacity with 189 pupils in 2006. The school has since been torn down, with a new community centre built in its place.

Aldergrove also has four private schools: Khalsa School Fraser valley (26345 62), Aldergrove Christian Academy and Fraser Valley Adventist Academy, both of which are K-12 schools; and Combined Christian School.

See also

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