North Red Deer | |
Settlement Type: | Former village |
Pushpin Map: | CAN AB Red Deer#Alberta |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of North Red Deer |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Canada |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Alberta |
Subdivision Type2: | Region |
Subdivision Name2: | Central Alberta |
Subdivision Type3: | Census division |
Subdivision Name3: | No. 8 |
Subdivision Type4: | City |
Subdivision Name4: | Red Deer County |
Established Title: | Founded |
Established Date: | 1894 |
Established Title2: | Incorporated (village) |
Established Date2: | February 17, 1911 |
Established Title3: | Amalgamated |
Established Date3: | January 1, 1948 |
Timezone1: | MST |
Utc Offset1: | -7 |
Timezone1 Dst: | MDT |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | -6 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Area Codes: | 403 / 587 |
Blank Name Sec1: | Waterways |
Blank Info Sec1: | Red Deer River |
North Red Deer is a former village in central Alberta, Canada within the City of Red Deer.[1]
The village was on the north shore of the Red Deer River along the Calgary and Edmonton (C&E) Railway,[2] which was later acquired by the Canadian Pacific Railway. The former village is located within Red Deer's Riverside Meadows neighbourhood,[1] [3] with portions also being located within the neighbourhoods of Highland Green and Oriole Park.
North Red Deer was established as a hamlet in 1894 upon completion of the C&E rail line, including the bridge over the Red Deer River.[4] It incorporated as the Village of North Red Deer on February 17, 1911,[4] with the ministerial order being signed on June 18, 1911.[1] Walter Webb became the village's first mayor on March 13, 1911.[5]
After a previously unratified attempt in 1946,[5] the Village of North Red Deer amalgamated with the City of Red Deer on January 1, 1948.[1] [4] The last village council meeting occurred on December 24, 1947.[1] [6]
In 1999, the City of Red Deer renamed the area of the former village to Riverside Meadows.[6] In 2000, the city adopted the Riverside Meadows Area Redevelopment Plan (ARP),[7] which was replaced by a new ARP in 2009.[8] The City of Red Deer celebrated the centennial of the Village of North Red Deer on August 27, 2011.[1]
Over the course of its incorporation, North Red Deer grew from a population of 304 in 1911[9] to a population of 698 in 1946.[10]