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 the Lynden–Aldergrove Border Crossing, one of the

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's five land border crossings, connecting it with

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. This is a predominantly agricultural area, with crops including medical cannabis, grown by Canopy Growth Corporation, 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% increase 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

Aldergrove has served as a filming location for a number of films and television shows, including the A&E television series '' Bates Motel'', which was set in the fictional town of White Pine Bay,

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. The set for the original home is located at

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; however, a replica was built in Aldergrove for the filming. The set was located on 272nd Street. 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

Sports

Government

Military

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

Politics

Langley—Aldergrove in the House of Commons of Canada.

Infrastructure

Transportation

Aldergrove is served by the List of bus routes in Metro Vancouver#Langley, #503 Aldergrove/Surrey Central Station bus route. The No. 503 operates trips every half-hour between Langley Centre and Fraser Hwy and 272nd Street. It is also served by the No. 21 Central Fraser Valley Transit System 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 Highway 13 and the Fraser Highway.

Education

As part of

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, Aldergrove has one

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, Aldergrove Community Secondary School, 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 * Shortreed Elementary School 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 built in its place. Aldergrove also has four

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s: Khalsa School Fraser valley (26345 62), Aldergrove Christian Academy and Fraser Valley Adventist Academy, both of which are K-12 schools; and Combined Christian School.

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