Alix, Alberta

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Alix
Village
Village of Alix
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Location within Lacombe County
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Alix
Coordinates: 51°29′59″N113°29′53″W / 51.49972°N 113.49806°W / 51.49972; -113.49806
CountryCanada
Province Alberta
Region Central Alberta
Census division 8
Municipal district Lacombe County
Incorporated [1]  
 •  Village June 3, 1907
Government
[2]
 • MayorRobert L Fehr
 • Governing bodyAlix Village Council
 •  MP Blaine Calkins
Area
 (2021) [3]
 • Land3.11 km2 (1.20 sq mi)
Elevation
895 m (2,936 ft)
Population
 (2021) [3]
 • Total774
 • Density248.9/km2 (645/sq mi)
Time zone UTC−7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−6 (MDT)
Highways Highway 12
Highway 601
Website Official website

Alix is a village in central Alberta, Canada that is northeast of Red Deer. Its village mascot is the Alix-Gator, who is featured prominently on many signs and businesses.

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Originally, the settlement was called Toddsville after Joseph Todd. When the settlement was incorporated on June 3, 1907, it was named after Alexia Westhead, the first white woman settler of the community. (Alix was her nickname.) The first mayor of Alix was Robert F. Sanderson, who also owned and ran the general store. [4] [5]

Alix Westhead was friends with Irene Marryat and invited her to come for a visit in 1896. After meeting local farmer/Oxford graduate Walter Parlby, Irene became Mrs. Parlby and Alix became her new home. Irene Parlby was later one of the "Famous Five."

Irene Parlby's public life may be said to have begun in 1913 when she was chosen as secretary of the Alix Country Women's Club. Her public role greatly expanded when she was elected President of the United Farmers of Alberta's (UFA) Women's Auxiliary. She was the local MLA from 1921 to 1935. Her political life reached its greatest point when she was appointed a cabinet minister when the UFA formed the government of Alberta in 1921, a position she held for 14 years. [6] She was awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from the University of Alberta in 1935. In 2009, after their deaths Parlby and the other members of the Famous Five were appointed honorary senators.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Village of Alix had a population of 774 living in 343 of its 385 total private dwellings, a change of

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Village of Alix recorded a population of 734 living in 343 of its 385 total private dwellings, a change of

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References

  1. ↑ "Location and History Profile: Village of Alix" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. October 14, 2016. p. 15. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
  2. ↑ Alberta Municipal Affairs: Municipal Officials Search
  3. 1 2 3 "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities)". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
  4. ↑ Village of Alix. "History". Archived from the original on 2007-09-23. Retrieved 2007-08-12.
  5. ↑ "Central Alberta Regional Museums Network – Alix Wagon Wheel Museum" . Retrieved 2010-04-06.
  6. ↑ "history". ABHeritage. Retrieved 2009-08-20.
  7. ↑ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved February 8, 2017.

52°24′N113°11′W / 52.400°N 113.183°W / 52.400; -113.183 (Alix, Alberta)

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