Ryley is a village 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. It is surrounded by
Beaver County, along
Highway 14 between the City of
Edmonton
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and the Town of
Viking
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who from the late 8th to the late 11th centuries raided, pirated, traded and se ...
. The City of
Camrose is approximately south of Ryley. The village was named in 1908 after George Urquhart Ryley,
Grand Trunk Pacific Railway
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Land Commissioner at the time.
Demographics
In the
2021 Census of Population conducted by
Statistics Canada
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, the Village of Ryley had a population of 484 living in 225 of its 250 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 483. 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 Ryley recorded a population of 483 living in 208 of its 235 total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of 497. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2016.
Governance
As set out by the Alberta Municipal Government Act, and overseen by
Alberta Municipal Affairs
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, the village is governed by five councillors, who are elected
at-large
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every four years. Nik Lee is the
mayor
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. The chief administrative officer, Ron Cust , is the head of village administration.
Attractions
Ryley boasts many facilities, such as Alberta's only indoor swimming pool in a village, a school which operates four days a week, a museum, a three-sheet indoor curling rink, an outdoor skating rink, a skate park, and a community hall.
See also
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List of communities in Alberta
The province of Alberta, Canada, is divided into ten types of local governments – urban municipalities (including cities, towns, villages and summer villages), specialized municipalities, rural municipalities (including municipal district ...
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List of villages in Alberta
A village is an urban municipality status type used in the Canadian province of Alberta. Alberta villages are created when communities with populations of at least 300 people, where a majority of their buildings are on parcels of land smaller ...
References
External links
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{{Subdivisions of Alberta, villages=yes
1910 establishments in Alberta
Beaver County, Alberta
Villages in Alberta