North Red Deer is a former 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 bordered ...
,
Canada
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within the
City of Red Deer.
The village was on the north shore of the
Red Deer River
The Red Deer River is a river in Alberta and a small portion of Saskatchewan, Canada. It is a major tributary of the South Saskatchewan River and is part of the larger Saskatchewan / Nelson River, Nelson system that empties into Hudson Bay.
T ...
along the
Calgary and Edmonton (C&E) Railway,
which was later acquired by the
Canadian Pacific Railway
The Canadian Pacific Railway () , also known simply as CPR or Canadian Pacific and formerly as CP Rail (1968–1996), is a Canadian Class I railway incorporated in 1881. The railway is owned by Canadian Pacific Kansas City, Canadian Pacific Ka ...
. The former village is located within Red Deer's Riverside Meadows neighbourhood,
History
North Red Deer was established as a hamlet in 1894 upon completion of the C&E rail line, including the bridge over the Red Deer River.[ with the ministerial order being signed on June 18, 1911.][ Walter Webb became the village's first mayor on March 13, 1911.][ the Village of North Red Deer amalgamated with the City of Red Deer on January 1, 1948.][ The last village council meeting occurred on December 24, 1947.][ In 2000, the city adopted the Riverside Meadows Area Redevelopment Plan (ARP),][
]
Demographics
Over the course of its incorporation, North Red Deer grew from a population of 304 in 1911
See also
*List of communities in Alberta
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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 ...
References
External links
History of North Red Deer – ArticlesThe Little Village that Grew: A History of North Red Deer
Former villages in Alberta
Localities in Red Deer, Alberta
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