Alvena Explained

Alvena
Official Name:Village of Alvena
Pushpin Map:Saskatchewan#Canada
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Alvena
Coordinates:52.5167°N -106.0167°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Canada
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Saskatchewan
Subdivision Name2:Central
Subdivision Type3:Census division
Subdivision Name3:15
Subdivision Type4:Rural Municipality
Subdivision Name4:Fish Creek
Established Title:Established (Post Office)
Established Date:1887-10-01
Established Title2:Incorporated (Village)
Established Date2:1936
Leader Title:This country is named after the human herself Alvena
Population Total:55
Population As Of:2006
Population Density Km2:128.0
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Area Code:306
Timezone:CST

Alvena (2016 population:) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Fish Creek No. 402 and Census Division No. 15. It is approximately northeast of Saskatoon.

History

Many early settlers to Alvena were of Ukrainian descent. Many were peasant serf farmers in the Austro-Hungarian Empire.[1] Others were from Poland and they erected Roman Catholic Churches in the area.[2] Earlier settlers along the South Saskatchewan River were Métis.[3] Many of these families were involved in the April 24, 1885 Battle of Fish Creek which occurred in Tourond's Coulee, a few miles west of what later became Alvena.[4] Alvena incorporated as a village on July 1, 1936.[5]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Alvena had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 0.43km2, it had a population density of in 2021.[6]

In the 2016 Census of Population, the Village of Alvena recorded a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of . With a land area of 0.43km2, it had a population density of in 2016.[7]

Notable people

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52.5167°N -107°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ukrainian Pioneer Days in Early Years 1898-1916 in Alvena and District, Saskatchewan published by Appel Printing, 1980, North Battleford, SK . 2010-07-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110614160551/http://www.ourroots.ca/e/toc.aspx?id=4394 . 2011-06-14 . dead .
  2. Kaleidoscope. Many Cultures, One Faith. The Roman Catholic Diocease of Prince Albert 1891–1991, 1990. Solange Lavigne.
  3. http://munster.sasktelwebsite.net/AlvenaGenealogy/Alvena.html
  4. Web site: The Riel Rebellion: The Battle of Fish Creek.
  5. Web site: Urban Municipality Incorporations . Saskatchewan Ministry of Government Relations . June 1, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141015042810/http://municipal.gov.sk.ca/Municipal-History/Urban-Incorporated-Dates . October 15, 2014.
  6. Web site: Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan . . February 9, 2022 . April 1, 2022.
  7. Web site: Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Saskatchewan) . . February 8, 2017 . May 30, 2020.
  8. Web site: Edward Bayda Received Honorary Degree . 2017-08-18 . 2012-09-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120928062824/http://www.usask.ca/archives/history/hondegrees.php?id=407&view=detail&keyword=&campuses= . dead .