Alvena

Alvena (2016 population: 60) is a village in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within the Rural Municipality of Fish Creek No. 402 and Census Division No. 15. It is approximately 60 km northeast of Saskatoon.

Alvena
Village
Village of Alvena
Main Street Alvena
Alvena
Location of Alvena
Alvena
Alvena (Canada)
Coordinates: 52.51667°N 106.016667°W / 52.51667; -106.016667
CountryCanada
ProvinceSaskatchewan
RegionCentral
Census division15
Rural MunicipalityFish Creek
Established (Post Office)1887-10-01
Incorporated (Village)1936
Population
 (2006)
 • Total55
 • Density128.0/km2 (332/sq mi)
Time zoneCST
Area code(s)306

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 Alvena.[4] Alvena incorporated as a village on July 1, 1936.[5]

Demographics
Population history
(1981–2016)
YearPop.±%
198194—    
198675−20.2%
199179+5.3%
199679+0.0%
200186+8.9%
200655−36.0%
201155+0.0%
201660+9.1%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics[6][7]

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Village of Alvena recorded a population of 60 living in 32 of its 46 total private dwellings, a 8.3% change from its 2011 population of 55. With a land area of 0.43 km2 (0.17 sq mi), it had a population density of 139.5/km2 (361.4/sq mi) in 2016.[8]

In the 2011 Census of Population, the Village of Alvena recorded a population of 55, a 0% change from its 2006 population of 55. With a land area of 0.43 km2 (0.17 sq mi), it had a population density of 127.9/km2 (331.3/sq mi) in 2011.[9]

Notable people

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". Archived from the original on 2011-06-14. Retrieved 2010-07-04.
  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
  5. "Urban Municipality Incorporations". Saskatchewan Ministry of Government Relations. Archived from the original on October 15, 2014. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
  6. "Saskatchewan Census Population" (PDF). Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 24, 2015. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
  7. "Saskatchewan Census Population". Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
  8. "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Saskatchewan)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
  9. "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2011 and 2006 censuses (Saskatchewan)". Statistics Canada. June 3, 2019. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
  10. Edward Bayda Received Honorary Degree

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