Alhambra, Alberta

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Alhambra
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Location of Alhambra in Alberta
Coordinates: 52°20′35″N114°40′21″W / 52.3431°N 114.6725°W / 52.3431; -114.6725
CountryCanada
Province Alberta
Census division No. 9
Municipal district Clearwater County
Government
  Type Unincorporated
  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 zone UTC−7 (MST)
  Summer (DST) UTC−6 (MDT)

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.

Contents

The hamlet is located in census division No. 9. It was first settled in 1906 and named Alhambra when the railroad arrived in 1914. [3] The community takes its name from Alhambra, in Spain. [4]

Demographics

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

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References

  1. 1 2 "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 6, 2021. Retrieved September 29, 2021.
  3. 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 ]
  4. Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 11.

Coordinates: 52°20′35″N114°40′21″W / 52.34306°N 114.67250°W / 52.34306; -114.67250