Aldergrove is a community in the

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within

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, Canada, approximately east of Vancouver. The community is urban in nature and, although not incorporated as a town, is often referred to as one. Aldergrove is located at the southeastern edge of both the Township of Langley and the

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metropolitan area, near the western edge of the Abbotsford metropolitan area. It is home to one of the

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's five land border crossings, connecting Aldergrove and

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. This is a predominantly agricultural area, with crops including medical cannabis, grown by

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, in the Agricultural Land Reserve (British Columbia) area. This grow operation is the largest federally licensed cannabis facility in the world, with 400,000 sq. ft. (3.7 ha) of growing space and may eventually reach 1.3 million sq. ft. (12 ha).

Demographics

Aldergrove was split up into two population centres in the

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, the main part in the Township of Langley and the other part in the City of Abbotsford as "Aldergrove East." Aldergrove had a population of 15,498 living in 5,280 of its 5,557 total private dwellings, a 7.1% change from its 2011 population of 14,466. This population was divided into 12,007 residents of Aldergrove proper, in Langley; and 3,491 residents of Aldergrove East, in Abbotsford. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2016. 49.3% of the residents were male and 50.7% of the residents were female.

Arts and culture

The A&E television series '' Bates Motel'' is filmed in Aldergrove, though it is set in the fictional town of White Pine Bay, Oregon. The series stars

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and

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and is a prequel to the famous 1960

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horror film '' Psycho'', which is based on the novel of the same name. The series is set in modern times and the first season was filmed in the fall of 2012. The set for the original home is located in

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in Los Angeles, however a replica has been built in Aldergrove, where the series is filmed. Filming for the second season commenced in August 2013. The set is located on 272nd Street. Principal photography for the third season began on October 20, 2014 and was completed on March 1, 2015. The Kent farm from the TV series ''

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'' is a working farm in Aldergrove. Owned by the Anderlinis, their home was painted yellow for the show. The fourth season of the Canadian television series, ''The Amazing Race Canada'', starred two women from Aldergrove, Frankie Gassler and Amy Gassler. They ended up placing 4th in this race around the world. In 2017, location filming for the

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original movie ''Coming Home for Christmas'' starring

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took place at a large mansion in Aldergrove.

Attractions

The Greater Vancouver Zoo and the Twilight Drive-in Theatre are located in Aldergrove. The Aldergrove Credit Union Community Centre opened in 2018, with an accompanying Otter Co-op Outdoor Experience water park, featuring water slides, a wave pool, lazy river and an aquaplay structure.

Sports

Government

Military

The Royal Canadian Navy's primary communication station for the Pacific fleet is located at Naval Radio Site Aldergrove. The Canadian military owns over one thousand acres of land just outside the main Aldergrove population area.

Politics

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in the

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Infrastructure

Transportation

Aldergrove is served by the #503 Aldergrove/Surrey Central Station bus route. The No. 503 operates trips every half-hour between

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and Fraser Hwy and 272nd Street. It is also served by the No. 21

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bus service that connects Aldergrove to Abbotsford. An independently run trolley service briefly serviced Aldergrove before ceasing operations. Aldergrove is located at the junction of

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and the

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Education

As part of

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, Aldergrove has one

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Aldergrove Community Secondary School Aldergrove Community Secondary School is a public High school#Canada, high school in Aldergrove, British Columbia, Canada, and is part of School District 35 Langley. It is the second oldest high school in the Langley School District, first opening ...

, four

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s, and a

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: * Betty Gilbert Middle School * Coghlan Elementary School * North Otter Elementary School * Parkside Centennial Elementary School *

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Aldergrove Elementary School had been an active school until 2007, when

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s since 2005 failed to prevent closure due to running under capacity with 189 pupils in 2006. The school has since been torn down, with a new community centre being built in its place. Aldergrove also has four Khalsa school Fraser valley (26345 62)

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s: Aldergrove Christian Academy and Fraser Valley Adventist Academy, both of which are K-12 schools; and Combined Christian School.

References

External links

{{Coord, 49.055, N, 122.475, W, display=title Neighbourhoods in Langley, British Columbia Langley, British Columbia (district municipality)