Linden, Alberta
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|official_name = Village of Linden
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|settlement_type = Village
|motto = Rural Industrial Capital of Alberta
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|subdivision_name1 = Alberta
|subdivision_type2 = Region
|subdivision_name2 = Central Alberta
|subdivision_type3 = Census Division
|subdivision_name3 = No. 5
|subdivision_type4 = Municipal district
|subdivision_name4 = Kneehill County
|government_footnotes = {{AMOS}}
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|leader_title = Mayor
|leader_name = Flo Robinson
|leader_title1 = Deputy Mayor
|leader_name1 = Kelly Klassen
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|leader_name2 = Linden Village Council
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|established_title = Founded
|established_date = 1902
|established_title1 = Incorporated{{cite web | url=http://www.municipalaffairs.alberta.ca/cfml/MunicipalProfiles/basicReport/VILG.PDF | publisher=Alberta Municipal Affairs | title=Location and History Profile: Village of Linden | page=421 | date=October 21, 2016 | accessdate=October 23, 2016}}
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|established_date2 = January 1, 1964
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|timezone = MST
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|postal_code = T0M
|area_code = 403
|blank_name = Highways
|blank_info = 806
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|blank1_info = Kneehill Creek
|website = {{official website|www.linden.ca}}
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Linden is a village located in central Alberta, Canada that is surrounded by Kneehill County. It is located {{convert|28|km|mi|abbr=on}} southwest of Three Hills and {{convert|26|km|mi|abbr=on}} north of Beiseker.
The area surrounding the village was originally settled by members of the Mennonite church, and many current residents trace their heritage to this group. The first post office was opened in 1949.{{cite book | last=Gratz | first=Humphrey | title=Footprints on Mi-Chig-Wun : memoirs of Sunnyslope pioneers | year=1974 | location=Linden, Alberta | page=596 | url=http://www.ourfutureourpast.ca/loc_hist/page.aspx?id=917193}} Linden was incorporated as a village in 1964.
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Village of Linden had a population of 747 living in 297 of its 333 total private dwellings, a change of {{percentage|{{#expr:747-828}}|828|1}} from its 2016 population of 828. With a land area of {{cvt|2.55|km2}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|747|2.55|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2021.{{2021CDNcc}}{{cite web | url=https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810000202&geocode=A000248 | title=Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities) | publisher=Statistics Canada | date=February 9, 2022 | accessdate=February 9, 2022}}
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 {{percentage|{{#expr:828-725}}|725|1}} change from its 2011 population of 725. With a land area of {{convert|2.58|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, it had a population density of {{Pop density|828|2.58|km2|sqmi|prec=1}} in 2016.{{cite web | url=http://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=48 | title=Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Alberta) | publisher=Statistics Canada | date=February 8, 2017 | accessdate=February 8, 2017}}
Education
Dr. Elliot School is a K-9 school within Linden, with Kurt Ratzlaff serving as principal.{{Cite web|url=http://drelliott.ghsd75.ca/view.php?action=staff-directory&header=Staff%20Directory|title=Dr. Elliott School {{!}} Golden Hills School Division No. 75|website=drelliott.ghsd75.ca|access-date=2017-10-06}} The school offers a badminton team and a track & field team.
High school aged students living in Linden are given the option of attending school 10 km south of Linden, in Acme, as there is no High school in the village.
Dr. Elliott School was founded in 1958 by Dr. Elliott Harvard
See also
References
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External links
- {{official website}}