| Alida | |
| Official Name: | Village of Alida |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Pushpin Map: | Saskatchewan#Canada |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Saskatchewan |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Canada |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Saskatchewan |
| Subdivision Type2: | Region |
| Subdivision Name2: | South-east |
| Subdivision Type3: | Rural Municipality |
| Subdivision Name3: | Reciprocity |
| Government Type: | Municipal |
| Leader Title: | Governing body |
| Leader Name: | Alida Village Council |
| Leader Title1: | Mayor |
| Leader Name1: | Timothy Cowan |
| Leader Title2: | Administrator |
| Leader Name2: | Kathy Anthony |
| Leader Title3: | MP |
| Leader Name3: | Robert Kitchen |
| Leader Title4: | MLA |
| Leader Name4: | Daryl Harrison |
| Established Title: | Post office Founded |
| Established Date: | 1913-12-01 |
| Established Title2: | Incorporated (Village) |
| Established Title3: | (Town) |
| Area Total Km2: | 0.37 |
| Population As Of: | 2016 |
| Population Total: | 120 |
| Population Density Km2: | 327.2 |
| Timezone: | CTS |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Coordinates: | 49.3889°N -101.8742°W |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | S0C 0B0 |
| Area Code: | 306 |
| Blank Name: | Highways |
| Blank1 Name: | Railways |
| Blank1 Info: | Abandoned |
| Footnotes: | [1] [2] |
Alida (2016 population:) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Reciprocity No. 32 and Census Division No. 1. The village is approximately east of the city of Estevan. Farming and oil are the major local industries. Several ghost towns are in the vicinity, including Nottingham to the east, Auburnton, to the west, and Cantal to the north-west. With the investment of oil and other industries, the area continues to grow.
Alida was founded as a Canadian Pacific Railway station in the late 19th century, and it was named for Dame Alida Brittain. The local area was settled by immigrants from Europe, and other parts of North America. Alida incorporated as a village on February 19, 1926.[3]
The rail line was closed in 1976 when a spring storm washed out the rail bridge near Lauder, Manitoba, at the beginning of the line. The economic viability of the line had been in question for some time, so the bridge was never repaired. Track was removed beginning in 1978.[4]
Alida is at the cross-roads of three highways, Highway 361, Highway 318, and Highway 601. Located 2NM east-northeast of Alida is the Alida/Cowan Farm Private Aerodrome .
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Alida had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 0.38km2, it had a population density of in 2021.[5]
In the 2016 Census of Population, the Village of Alida recorded a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of . With a land area of 0.37km2, it had a population density of in 2016.[6]
Alida has a skating/curling rink. In 2014, the original ice rink flooded and was deemed too expensive to repair. It was torn down in 2015 and funds were raised for a new one. It was completed by 2017.[7] The Alida Wrecks hockey team play there.[8] The Alida Memorial Hall hosts weekly bingos and an annual dinner theatre. There is also a pool that opens during the summer.
The local school closed down in 2005, and students are bused to schools in Carnduff, Oxbow, or Redvers.[9]