Alida, Saskatchewan

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|leader_name = Alida Village Council

|leader_title1 = Mayor

|leader_name1 = Timothy Cowan

|leader_title2 = Administrator

|leader_name2 = Kathy Anthony

|leader_title3 = MP

|leader_name3 = Robert Kitchen

|leader_title4 = MLA

|leader_name4 = Daryl Harrison

|established_title = Post office Founded

|established_date = 1913-12-01

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|postal_code = S0C 0B0

|area_code = 306

|blank_name = Highways

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|last=National Archives

|first=Archivia Net

|title=Post Offices and Postmasters

|url=http://www.collectionscanada.ca/archivianet/post-offices/001001-100.01-e.php

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|archive-date=2006-10-06

}}{{Cite web

|last=Government of Saskatchewan

|first=MRD Home

|title=Municipal Directory System

|url=http://www.mds.gov.sk.ca/apps/Pub/MDS/welcome.aspx

|access-date=2014-08-21

|url-status=dead

|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160115125115/http://www.mds.gov.sk.ca/apps/Pub/MDS/welcome.aspx

|archive-date=2016-01-15

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Alida {{IPAc-en|ə|ˈ|l|iː|d|ə}} {{respell|ə|LEE|də}}{{Citation| author = The Canadian Press| author-link = The Canadian Press| title = The Canadian Press Stylebook| place = Toronto| publisher = The Canadian Press| edition = 18th| year = 2017}} (2016 population: {{nts|120}}) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Reciprocity No. 32 and Census Division No. 1. The village is approximately {{convert|85|km}} east of the city of Estevan. Farming and oil are the major local industries. Several ghost towns are in the vicinity, including Nottingham to the east, Auburnton, to the west, and Cantal to the north-west. With the investment of oil and other industries, the area continues to grow.

History

Alida was founded as a Canadian Pacific Railway station in the late 19th century, and it was named for Dame Alida Brittain. The local area was settled by immigrants from Europe, and other parts of North America. Alida incorporated as a village on February 19, 1926.{{cite web | url=http://municipal.gov.sk.ca/Municipal-History/Urban-Incorporated-Dates | title=Urban Municipality Incorporations | publisher=Saskatchewan Ministry of Government Relations | access-date=June 1, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141015042810/http://municipal.gov.sk.ca/Municipal-History/Urban-Incorporated-Dates | archive-date=October 15, 2014}}

The rail line was closed in 1976 when a spring storm washed out the rail bridge near Lauder, Manitoba, at the beginning of the line. The economic viability of the line had been in question for some time, so the bridge was never repaired. Track was removed beginning in 1978.{{cite web |url= http://ca.epodunk.com/profiles/saskatchewan/alida/2000047.html|access-date=2008-02-11|title=Alida on epodunk.com}}

Transportation

File:SK Hwy 361 at Alida SK.jpg

Alida is at the cross-roads of three highways, Highway 361, Highway 318, and Highway 601. Located {{convert|2|NM|lk=in}} east-northeast of Alida is the Alida/Cowan Farm Private Aerodrome {{Airport codes||||CCF7}}.{{CFS}}

Demographics

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{{Historical populations

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| footnote = Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics{{cite web | url=http://www.stats.gov.sk.ca/stats/population/SaskCensusPopulation8106.pdf | title=Saskatchewan Census Population | publisher=Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics | access-date=May 31, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924105944/http://www.stats.gov.sk.ca/stats/population/SaskCensusPopulation8106.pdf | archive-date=September 24, 2015 | url-status=dead}}{{cite web | url=https://publications.saskatchewan.ca/api/v1/products/86690/formats/100724/download | title=Saskatchewan Census Population | publisher=Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics | access-date=May 31, 2020}}

|1981|169

|1986|188

|1991|179

|1996|158

|2001|117

|2006|106

|2011|131

|2016|120

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In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Alida had a population of {{val|103|fmt=commas}} living in {{val|53|fmt=commas}} of its {{val|74|fmt=commas}} total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:103-120}}|120|1}} from its 2016 population of {{val|120|fmt=commas}}. With a land area of {{convert|0.38|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|103|0.38|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2021.{{cite web | url=https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810000203&geocode=A000247 | title=Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan | publisher=Statistics Canada | date=February 9, 2022 | accessdate=April 1, 2022}}

In the 2016 Census of Population, the Village of Alida recorded a population of {{nts|120}} living in {{nts|63}} of its {{nts|68}} total private dwellings, a {{percentage|{{#expr:120-131}}|120|1}} change from its 2011 population of {{nts|131}}. With a land area of {{convert|0.37|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|120|0.37|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2016.{{cite web | url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/hlt-fst/pd-pl/Table.cfm?Lang=Eng&T=302&SR=1&S=86&O=A&RPP=9999&PR=47 | title=Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Saskatchewan) | publisher=Statistics Canada | date=February 8, 2017 | access-date=May 30, 2020}}

Sports and recreation

Alida has a skating/curling rink. In 2014, the original ice rink flooded and was deemed too expensive to repair. It was torn down in 2015 and funds were raised for a new one. It was completed by 2017.{{Cite web|url=https://discoverestevan.com/local/alida-celebrates-grand-opening-of-new-rink.|title = DiscoverEstevan}} The Alida Wrecks hockey team play there.{{cite web |url=https://www.discoverestevan.com/discover-our-southeast-communities/discover-alida. |title=Discover Alida |website=www.discoverestevan.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210822193133/https://www.discoverestevan.com/discover-our-southeast-communities/discover-alida |archive-date=2021-08-22 |url-status=dead }} The Alida Memorial Hall hosts weekly bingos and an annual dinner theatre.{{citation needed|date=May 2020}} There is also a pool that opens during the summer.

Education

The local school closed down in 2005, and students are bused to schools in Carnduff, Oxbow, or Redvers.{{cite web |url=https://www.discoverestevan.com/discover-our-southeast-communities/discover-alida |title=Discover Alida - Discoverestevan.com |website=www.discoverestevan.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151029205428/http://www.discoverestevan.com/discover-our-southeast-communities/discover-alida |archive-date=2015-10-29}}