Rich Valley, Alberta
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| Coordinates: 53°50′54″N 114°21′00″W / 53.84833°N 114.35000°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Region | Central Alberta |
| Census division | 13 |
| Municipal district | Lac Ste. Anne County |
| Government | |
| • Type | Unincorporated |
| • Governing body | Lac Ste. Anne County Council |
| Population (2008)[1] | |
• Total | 32 |
| Time zone | UTC−07:00 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−06:00 (MDT) |
| Area code(s) | 780, 587, 825 |
Rich Valley is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada within Lac Ste. Anne County.[2] It is located on Highway 33, approximately 70 kilometres (43 mi) northwest of Edmonton.
History
Rich Valley was originally called "Onion Prairie".[3] The first post office was established in the home of the Carlin family in 1909.[3]
Demographics
The population of Rich Valley, according to the 2008 municipal census conducted by Lac Ste. Anne County, is 32.[1]
Infrastructure
- Rich Valley Public Library[4]
- Rich Valley School[5] - Northern Gateway Public Schools (K-7)
- Rich Valley Community Church
Notable people
- Georges Charles-Jules Bugnet, Canadian writer and horticulturalist, did much of his plant hybridization work at Rich Valley
- William Purdy, former MLA of Stoney Plain (1971–1986) and first mayor of the Village of Wabuman
See also
References
- ^ a b "Alberta Population Summary: Alberta's Hamlets Alphabetically, 2010" (PDF). Alberta Population. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
- ^ "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. June 3, 2024. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
- ^ a b Lac Ste. Anne Historical Society. Archives Committee (1959). West of the Fifth: a history of Lac Ste. Anne Municipality. Edmonton, CA: The Institute of Applied Art Ltd. p. 229.
- ^ Rich Valley Public Library
- ^ Rich Valley School