Commerce is a former village in
southern Alberta
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. It was located within township 9, range 22, west of the fourth meridian,
northwest of the City of
Lethbridge between the Village of
Nobleford and the Town of
Picture Butte. It was known as the Village of Coalgate from 1912 to 1913.
History
The community was founded in 1912 as a residential area for the Chinook coal mine northwest of Lethbridge.
It was incorporated as the Village of Coalgate on July 9, 1912. The village was renamed to Commerce on December 17, 1913 to reflect the name of its post office.
[ Its population in 1913 was 294.][ and its population declined to an estimated 100 in 1924]
Demographics
In the 1921 Census, Commerce had a population of 360.[
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See also
*List of communities in Alberta
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*List of former urban municipalities in Alberta
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*List of ghost towns in Alberta
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Former villages in Alberta
Ghost towns in Alberta
Localities in Lethbridge County