Barons, Alberta Explained

Barons
Official Name:Village of Barons
Settlement Type:Village
Motto:Wheat Heart of the West
Pushpin Map:Canada Alberta
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Canada
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Alberta
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:Southern Alberta
Subdivision Type3:Census division
Subdivision Name3:2
Subdivision Type4:Municipal district
Subdivision Name4:Lethbridge County
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Clinton Bishop
Leader Title1:Governing body
Leader Name1:Barons Village Council
Leader Title3:MLA
Established Title:Founded
Established Title1:Incorporated[1]
Established Date1: 
Established Title2: • Village
Established Date2:May 6, 1910
Area Footnotes: (2021)
Area Land Km2:0.81
Population As Of:2021
Population Total:313
Population Density Km2:387.8
Timezone:MST
Utc Offset:−7
Timezone Dst:MDT
Utc Offset Dst:−6
Coordinates:49.9997°N -113.0828°W
Elevation M:965
Postal Code Type:Postal code span
Postal Code:T0L 0G0
Blank Name:Highways
Blank Info:Highway 23
Highway 520

Barons is a village in southern Alberta, Canada in a region referred to as Palliser's Triangle. It is located 51km (32miles) north of Lethbridge along Highway 23. Barons was a filming location for a scene in the 1978 film Superman; the village's school was used to represent the school that young Clark Kent (the future Superman) attended.[2]

History

The Canadian Pacific Railway purchased the present townsite of Barons in early 1909. Charles S. Noble, an agent for the CPR sold lots to settlers. The train station was originally named "Baron", but public usage eventually evolved to "Barons".

Barons became a village on May 6, 1910, and early buildings included a hardware store, a grocery store, lumber yards, a bank, a feedmill, a dance hall, an opera house and a hotel.

The Village of Barons was subject to a study in 2004 that investigated dissolution of the village to hamlet status under the jurisdiction of the County of Lethbridge.[3]

The last two grain elevators were demolished in the summer of 2012.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Village of Barons had a population of 313 living in 127 of its 148 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 341. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2021.[4]

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Village of Barons recorded a population of 341 living in 132 of its 148 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2011 population of 315. With a land area of 0.81km2, it had a population density of in 2016.[5]

Government

The village is governed by a council comprising a mayor and two councillors.[6]

Infrastructure

Barons' wastewater drains to a sewage lagoon 0.51NaN1 west of the village.[7]

Water is supplied via a 16km (10miles) regional pipeline between Barons and the Village of Nobleford. The pipeline is a joint venture between Nobleford, Barons and the County of Lethbridge (NBC) in partnership with the province of Alberta through its "Water for Life" program.[8]

Services

High speed wireless Internet access is available from multiple providers.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Location and History Profile: Village of Barons . . 57 . October 14, 2016 . October 17, 2016.
  2. Book: The Making of Superman the Movie . David Michael Petrou . David Michael Petrou . New York . Warner Books . 1978.
  3. Book: Village of Barons Dissolution Study . Alberta Municipal Affairs, Local Government Services Division, Municipal Services Branch . 2004.
  4. Web site: Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities) . . February 9, 2022 . February 9, 2022.
  5. Web site: Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Alberta) . . February 8, 2017 . February 8, 2017.
  6. Web site: Contacts Profile . . February 22, 2013 . February 22, 2013.
  7. Web site: Barons, AB . . February 22, 2013.
  8. Web site: Water Supply Partnership, NBC . February 22, 2013.