Caroline is a village in central

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, Canada. It is located southwest of

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. The community is named after Caroline Langley, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Langley. The family opened the community's original post office in 1908.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by

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, the Village of Caroline had a population of 470 living in 219 of its 246 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 512. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Village of Caroline recorded a population of 512 living in 233 of its 259 total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of 501. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2016.

Notable people

Kurt Browning Kurt Browning, (born June 18, 1966) is a Canadian figure skater, choreographer and commentator. He is the first skater to land a ratified quadruple jump in competition. He is a four-time World Champion and Canadian national champion. Career ...

, world champion

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Kris Russell Kris Russell (born May 2, 1987) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman currently an unrestricted free agent. He most recently played for the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was originally drafted in the third roun ...

, professional

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player * Ryan Russell, professional ice hockey player *

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, professional ice hockey player *

Pete Vandermeer Peter Vandermeer (born October 14, 1975) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey left winger, currently playing in the senior men's Chinook Hockey League with the Innisfail Eagles. Undrafted, Vandermeer played in two National Hockey League ( ...

, former professional ice hockey player

Gas discovery

In the mid-1980s a large

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valued at 10 billion dollars was discovered nearby. It was named Caroline for the village, and subsequently developed by

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. The gas is

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with about 35%

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. The sulfur is extracted from the gas and piped in liquid form to a plant at Shantz, about south-east, where is it made into solid pellets and exported via a

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of the

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. In 2019 Shell sold the field and processing plant to Pieridae Energy.

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* {{Subdivisions of Alberta, villages=yes 1951 establishments in Alberta Villages in Alberta

Demographics

Notable people

Gas discovery

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