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 bordered ...
, Canada that is surrounded by
Kneehill County
Kneehill County is a municipal district in central Alberta, Canada within Census Division No. 5.
History
''"The municipal history of Kneehill County began in when"'' ic''"the Rural Municipality of Roach formed in 1913... In 1945, the Munici ...
. 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 yea ...
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 a group of Anabaptism, Anabaptist Christianity, Christian communities tracing their roots to the epoch of the Radical Reformation. The name ''Mennonites'' is derived from the cleric Menno Simons (1496–1561) of Friesland, part of ...
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
The 2021 Canadian census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population with a reference date of May 11, 2021. It follows the 2016 Canadian census, which recorded a population of 35,151,728. The overall response rate was 98%, which is sli ...
conducted by
Statistics Canada
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, the Village of Linden had a population of 747 living in 297 of its 333 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
badminton
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team and a
track & field
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team.
High school
A secondary school, high school, or senior school, is an institution that provides secondary education. Some secondary schools provide both ''lower secondary education'' (ages 11 to 14) and ''upper secondary education'' (ages 14 to 18), i.e., ...
aged students living in Linden are given the option of attending school 10 km south of Linden, in
Acme
Acme is Ancient Greek (ἀκμή; English transliteration: ''akmē'') for "the peak", "zenith" or "prime". It may refer to:
Arts, entertainment and games
* ''Acme'' (album), an album by the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
* Acme and Septimius, a fic ...
, as there is no High school in the village.
Dr. Elliott School was founded in 1958 by Dr. Elliott Harvard
See also
*
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 ...
*
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 t ...
References
External links
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Notable people
* Musician
Mike Edel
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1964 establishments in Alberta
Kneehill County
Villages in Alberta