Alvena

Alvena
Village
Village of Alvena
Main Street Alvena
Alvena
Location of Alvena
Alvena
Alvena (Canada)
Coordinates: 52°31′00″N 106°01′00″W / 52.51667°N 106.016667°W / 52.51667; -106.016667
Country Canada
Province Saskatchewan
Region Central
Census division 15
Rural Municipality Fish Creek
Established (Post Office) 1887-10-01
Incorporated (Village) 1936
Population (2006)
 • Total 55
 • Density 128.0/km2 (332/sq mi)
Time zone CST
Area code(s) 306

Alvena (2006 Population 55) is a village within the Rural Municipality of Fish Creek No. 402, Saskatchewan, Canada, approximately 60 km northeast of Saskatoon. The village is named after the community of Alvena, South Carolina.

History

Many early settlers to Alvena were of Ukrainian descent. Many were peasant serf farmers in the Austro-Hungarian Empire.[1] Others were from Poland and they erected Roman Catholic Churches in the area.[2] Earlier settlers along the South Saskatchewan River were Métis.[3] Many of these families were involved in the Battle of Fish Creek which occurred on April 24, 1885 in Tourond's Coulee, a few miles west of what later became the village of Alvena.[4]

Demographics

Canada census – Alvena community profile
2006
Population: 55 (-36% from 2001)
Land area: 0.43 km2 (0.17 sq mi)
Population density: 128.0/km2 (332/sq mi)
Median age: 47.7 (M: 43.5, F: 51.5)
Total private dwellings: 50
Median household income: $Not Available
References: 2006[5] earlier[6]

Notable people

  • Edward Bayda - former Chief Justice of Saskatchewan.[7]
  • Francois-Xavier Letendre dit Batoche - founder of Batoche, Saskatchewan later lived on a homestead within 1 km of what later became the Village of Alvena. His widow and some of his children lived there until at least 1920.[8]
  • Jesse Sawitsky - Drummer of legendary punk rock band Swayze.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Ukrainian Pioneer Days in Early Years 1898-1916 in Alvena and District, Saskatchewan published by Appel Printing, 1980, North Battleford, SK
  2. ↑ Kaleidoscope. Many Cultures - One Faith. The Roman Catholic Diocease of Prince Albert 1891 - 1991, 1990. Solange Lavigne.
  3. ↑ Alvena, Saskatchewan Genealogy and Homestead History
  4. ↑
  5. ↑ "2006 Community Profiles". Canada 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2009-02-24.
  6. ↑ "2001 Community Profiles". Canada 2001 Census. Statistics Canada. February 17, 2012.
  7. ↑ Edward Bayda Received Honorary Degree
  8. ↑ Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online "Letendre, dit Batoche, Francois-Xavier

Coordinates: 52°31′N 106°01′W / 52.517°N 106.017°W / 52.517; -106.017


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