Clyde is a village in northern Alberta, Canada. It is located north of Edmonton and east of Westlock, near the junction of Highway 18 and Highway 2.
Clyde | |
|---|---|
| Village of Clyde | |
  Location in Alberta | |
| Coordinates: 54°09′07″N 113°38′20″W / 54.15194°N 113.63889°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Region | Northern Alberta |
| Census division | 13 |
| Municipal district | Westlock County |
| Incorporated[1] | |
| • Village | January 28, 1914 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Charis Logan Aguirre |
| • Governing body | Clyde Village Council |
| Area (2021)[3] | |
| • Land | 1.28 km2 (0.49 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 650 m (2,130 ft) |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
• Total | 415 |
| • Density | 324.9/km2 (841/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
| Postal code | T0G 0P0 |
| Highways | Highway 2 Highway 18 |
| Website | Official website |
It was incorporated in 1914 and named after George D. Clyde, a local entrepreneur and the community's first postmaster.[4][5]
Demographics
editIn the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Village of Clyde had a population of 415 living in 178 of its 197 total private dwellings, a change of -3.5% from its 2016 population of 430. With a land area of 1.28 km2 (0.49 sq mi), it had a population density of 324.2/km2 (839.7/sq mi) in 2021.[3]
In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Village of Clyde recorded a population of 430 living in 179 of its 198 total private dwellings, a -14.5% change from its 2011 population of 503. With a land area of 1.31 km2 (0.51 sq mi), it had a population density of 328.2/km2 (850.1/sq mi) in 2016.[6]
Education
editThe village is within the Pembina Hills Public Schools, which formed in 1995 as a merger of three school districts.[7]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Location and History Profile: Village of Clyde" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. October 14, 2016. p. 176. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
- ^ "Municipal Officials Search". Alberta Municipal Affairs. May 9, 2019. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
- ^ a b c "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities)". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
- ^ "Village of Clyde". Village of Clyde. Retrieved November 12, 2014.
- ^ Larry Donovan & Tom Monto (2006). Alberta Place Names: The Fascinating People & Stories Behind the Naming of Alberta. Dragon Hill Publishing Ltd. p. 45. ISBN 1-896124-11-9.
- ^ "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved February 8, 2017.
- ^ "Our Division". Pembina Hills Public Schools. Retrieved 2019-08-25.
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