Evarts is an unincorporated community 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 bordered ...
, Canada within
Red Deer County
Red Deer County is a municipal district in central Alberta, Canada within Census Division No. 8 and surrounding the City of Red Deer. The neighbouring municipalities of Red Deer County are Clearwater County to the west, Lacombe County to the ...
.
It is located on Township Road 382 to the east of the
Medicine River,
approximately south of the Hamlet of
Benalto and southwest of the Town of
Sylvan Lake.
History
The community has the name of Louis P. Evarts, a pioneer citizen.
Evarts incorporated as a village on May 9, 1906.
It subsequently dissolved from village status on May 27, 1916.
Demographics
The
Dominion Bureau of Statistics The Dominion Bureau of Statistics was a Canadian government organization responsible for conducting Census in Canada, censuses.
It was formed in 1918 by the Statistics Act, but was replaced by Statistics Canada in 1971.
The Dominion Statisticians w ...
recorded Evarts' population as 25 in 1911 and 26 in 1916.
According to
Alberta Municipal Affairs
Alberta Municipal Affairs is a ministry of the Executive Council of Alberta. Its major responsibilities include assisting municipalities in the provision of local government, administering the assessment of linear property in Alberta, administeri ...
, the Village of Evarts had a population of 18 in 1914
and 22 in 1915.
See also
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List of communities in Alberta
The province of Alberta, Canada, is divided into ten types of Local government in Canada, local governments – urban municipalities (including List of cities in Alberta, cities, List of towns in Alberta, towns, List of villages in Alberta, vil ...
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List of former urban municipalities in Alberta
The Province of Alberta currently has 253 urban municipalities including 19 cities, 105 towns, 78 villages and 51 summer villages. In addition, there are 106 communities that previously held some form of urban municipality status. These include 2 ...
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List of ghost towns in Alberta
The province of Alberta has several ghost towns that have been completely or partially abandoned. Many of Alberta's ghost towns exist as a result of a number of failed coal mining operations in the area during the early 20th century.
Ghost t ...
References
External links
Main street, Evarts, Alberta– Glenbow Museum
Former villages in Alberta
Ghost towns in Alberta
Localities in Red Deer County
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