Linden is a village located in

central Alberta Central Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta. Central Alberta is the most densely populated rural area in the province. Agriculture and energy are important to the area's economy. Geography Central Alberta is bordere ...

, Canada that is surrounded by

Kneehill County Kneehill County is a municipal district in central Alberta, Canada within Census Division No. 5. Geography Communities and localities The following urban municipalities are surrounded by Kneehill County: ;Cities *none ; Towns * Three ...

. It is located southwest of

Three Hills Three Hills is a town in southern Alberta, Canada. It takes its name from the three somewhat-larger-than-normal hills to its north. History Three Hills post office dates from 1904. Three Hills was incorporated as a village in 1912, the year ...

and north of

Beiseker Beiseker is a village in the Canadian province of Alberta, approximately northeast of Calgary. It is considered to be an outermost part of the Calgary Region, and is included within Calgary's Census Metropolitan Area (CMA). The village is surr ...

. The area surrounding the village was originally settled by members of the

Mennonite Mennonites are groups of Anabaptist Christian church communities of denominations. The name is derived from the founder of the movement, Menno Simons (1496–1561) of Friesland. Through his writings about Reformed Christianity during the Radic ...

church, and many current residents trace their heritage to this group. The first post office was opened in 1949. Linden was incorporated as a village in 1964.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by

Statistics Canada Statistics Canada (StatCan; french: Statistique Canada), formed in 1971, is the agency of the Government of Canada commissioned with producing statistics to help better understand Canada, its population, resources, economy, society, and cultur ...

, the Village of Linden had a population of 704 living in 282 of its 317 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 828. 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 Linden recorded a population of 828 living in 306 of its 331 total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of 725. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2016.

Education

Dr. Elliot School is a K-9 school within Linden, with Kurt Ratzlaff serving as principal. The school offers a

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team and a

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team.

High school A secondary school describes an institution that provides secondary education and also usually includes the building where this takes place. Some secondary schools provide both '' lower secondary education'' (ages 11 to 14) and ''upper seconda ...

aged students living in Linden are given the option of attending school 10 km south of Linden, in

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, as there is no High school in the village. Dr. Elliott School was founded in 1958 by Dr. Elliott Harvard

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Notable people

* Musician Mike Edel
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Demographics

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