| Tilley | |
| Official Name: | Hamlet of Tilley |
| Settlement Type: | Hamlet |
| Pushpin Map: | Alberta#Canada |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Tilley |
| 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: | No. 2 |
| Subdivision Type4: | Municipal district |
| Subdivision Name4: | County of Newell |
| Leader Title1: | Governing body |
| Leader Name1: | County of Newell Council |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Established Date: | 1910[1] |
| Established Title2: | Incorporated (village) |
| Established Date2: | May 9, 1940[2] |
| Established Title3: | Dissolved |
| Established Date3: | August 31, 2013[3] |
| Area Footnotes: | (2021) |
| Area Land Km2: | 0.69 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Total: | 318 |
| Population Density Km2: | 461.5 |
| Timezone: | MST |
| Utc Offset: | −7 |
| Timezone Dst: | MDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | −6 |
| Coordinates: | 50.4522°N -111.6575°W |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal Code |
| Postal Code: | T0J 3K0 |
| Area Code: | +1-403 |
| Blank Name: | Highways |
| Blank Info: | Trans-Canada Highway 876 |
Tilley is a hamlet in southern Alberta, Canada within the County of Newell. It is located approximately 22 km southeast of the City of Brooks and 78 km northwest of the City of Medicine Hat.
Founded in 1910 during the construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway main line,[1] Tilley was incorporated as a village on May 9, 1940.[2] It dissolved from village status on August 31, 2013, to become a hamlet under the jurisdiction of the County of Newell.[3]
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Tilley had a population of 318 living in 132 of its 144 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 364. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2021.[4]
The population of Tilley according to the 2020 municipal census conducted by the County of Newell is 335,[5] a decrease from its 2007 municipal census population count of 405.[6]
As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Tilley had a population of 364 living in 139 of its 149 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2011 population of 352. With a land area of 0.7km2, it had a population density of in 2016.[7]
Tilley's main industries are agriculture (irrigated crop farming and livestock operations) and petroleum.[8]
Amenities within Tilley include an arena, a curling rink, a community hall, and three parks.[9]
Tilley Public School, operated by Grasslands Public Schools,[10] serves students in kindergarten through grade 9.[11] In 2023 a new school in Tilley was completed. It replaced the original Tilley school which was built in 1946.[12]