Commerce, Alberta

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Commerce

Coalgate (1912–1913)
Former village
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Commerce
Location of Commerce in Alberta
Coordinates: 49°55′01″N112°56′20″W / 49.917°N 112.939°W / 49.917; -112.939 Coordinates: 49°55′01″N112°56′20″W / 49.917°N 112.939°W / 49.917; -112.939
CountryFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Province Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta
Region Southern Alberta
Census division 2
Municipal district Lethbridge County
Founded [1] 1912
Incorporated (village) [1] July 9, 1912
Name change [1] December 17, 1913
Dissolved [2] May 13, 1926
Government
  Governing bodyCounty of Lethbridge Council
Time zone UTC-7 (MST)

Commerce is a former village in southern Alberta, Canada within Lethbridge County. It was located within township 9, range 22, west of the fourth meridian, [3] northwest of the City of Lethbridge between the Village of Nobleford and the Town of Picture Butte. It was known as the Village of Coalgate from 1912 to 1913.

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History

The community was founded in 1912 as a residential area for the Chinook coal mine northwest of Lethbridge. [1] It was incorporated as the Village of Coalgate on July 9, 1912. The village was renamed to Commerce on December 17, 1913 to reflect the name of its post office. [1] Its population in 1913 was 294, [4] and it reached a population of 360 in 1921. [3]

The Chinook coal mine closed on January 25, 1924, [1] and its population declined to an estimated 100 in 1924 [5] and an estimated 50 in 1925. [6] The village subsequently dissolved on May 13, 1926. [2]

Demographics


Historical population
Year1913 1914 (est.) 1915 (est.) 1916 (est.) 1917 (est.) 1918 (est.) 1919 (est.) 1920 (est.) 1921 (est.) 1924 (est.) 1925 (est.)
Pop.29442530025030030040045037510050
±%    +44.6%−29.4%−16.7%+20.0%+0.0%+33.3%+12.5%−16.7%−73.3%−50.0%
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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "County Connection – County History Corner" (PDF). County of Lethbridge. Spring 2011. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-16. Retrieved 2011-07-24.
  2. 1 2 "The Alberta Gazette, 1926 (Volume 22) Disorganization of the Village of Commerce". Government of Alberta. p. 348. Retrieved October 11, 2015.[ permanent dead link ]
  3. 1 2 Census of Canada, 1921. Dominion Bureau of Statistics. 1921.
  4. "Population Data 1913" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. 1913. Retrieved 2011-07-24.
  5. "Population Data 1924" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. 1924. Retrieved 2011-07-24.
  6. "Population Data 1925" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. 1925. Retrieved 2011-07-24.