Alhambra, Alberta Explained

Alhambra
Settlement Type:Hamlet
Pushpin Map:Canada Alberta
Pushpin Label Position:none
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Alhambra in Alberta
Pushpin Mapsize:220
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Canada
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Alberta
Subdivision Type2:Census division
Subdivision Name2:No. 9
Subdivision Type3:Municipal district
Subdivision Name3:Clearwater County
Government Type:Unincorporated
Leader Title:Reeve
Leader Name:
Leader Title1:Governing body
Leader Name1:
Population As Of:1991
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:64
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:MST
Utc Offset:−7
Timezone Dst:MDT
Utc Offset Dst:−6
Coordinates:52.3431°N -114.6725°W
Elevation M:980

Alhambra is a hamlet in Alberta, Canada within Clearwater County. It is located close to the David Thompson Highway, east of Rocky Mountain House.

The hamlet is located in census division No. 9. It was first settled in 1906 and the local post office had the name Horseguards. (Horseguards Creek is nearby.)[2]

It was re-named Alhambra when the railroad arrived in 1914.[3] The community takes its name from Alhambra, in Grenada, Spain, as an attempt to share some of that place's glory.[4]

Demographics

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

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 91 Census: Unincorporated Places — Population and Dwelling Counts . . June 1993 . September 25, 2021.
  2. Place Names of Alberta, Volume 3 (1989)
  3. Book: Rocky Mountain House Reunion Historical Society. Days Before Yesterday : History of Rocky Mountain House district. 1977. Rocky Mountain House Reunion Historical Society. Rocky Mountain House. 0-88925-003-0. 104.
  4. Book: Place-names of Alberta. 1928. Geographic Board of Canada. Ottawa. 11.