Evarts | |
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Former village | |
  Evarts Location of Evarts  Evarts Evarts (Alberta) | |
| Coordinates: 52°15′38″N 114°16′18″W / 52.26056°N 114.27167°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Region | Central Alberta |
| Census division | No. 8 |
| Municipal district | Red Deer County |
| Incorporated (village)[1] | May 9, 1906 |
| Dissolved[2] | May 27, 1916 |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| Area codes | 403 / 587 |
Evarts is an unincorporated community in central Alberta, Canada within Red Deer County.[3] It is located on Township Road 382 to the east of the Medicine River,[4] approximately 5.0 km (3.1 mi) south of the Hamlet of Benalto and 13.0 km (8.1 mi) southwest of the Town of Sylvan Lake.
History[edit]
The community has the name of Louis P. Evarts, a pioneer citizen.[5] Evarts incorporated as a village on May 9, 1906.[1] It subsequently dissolved from village status on May 27, 1916.[2]
Demographics[edit]
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1911 | 25 | — |
| 1916 | 26 | +4.0% |
| Source: Statistics Canada[6] | ||
The Dominion Bureau of Statistics recorded Evarts' population as 25 in 1911 and 26 in 1916.[6] According to Alberta Municipal Affairs, the Village of Evarts had a population of 18 in 1914[7] and 22 in 1915.[8]
See also[edit]
- List of communities in Alberta
- List of former urban municipalities in Alberta
- List of ghost towns in Alberta
References[edit]
- ^ a b "The Alberta Gazette, 1906 (Volume 2) – Establishment of Villages". Government of Alberta. May 9, 1906. pp. 10–11. Retrieved October 26, 2015.
- ^ a b "The Alberta Gazette, 1916 (Volume 12) – Notice". Government of Alberta. June 15, 1916. p. 340. Retrieved October 26, 2015.
- ^ "SGC Economic Regions – Red Deer County, geographical codes and localities, 2006". Statistics Canada. March 5, 2010. Archived from the original on October 7, 2011. Retrieved July 5, 2011.
- ^ "Red Deer County 2009 Land Ownership Map". Red Deer County. August 2009. Archived from the original on March 26, 2012. Retrieved July 5, 2011.
- ^ Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 49.
- ^ a b "Census of the Prairie Provinces, 1916" (PDF). Ottawa: Dominion Bureau of Statistics. 1918. Retrieved August 9, 2022.
- ^ "Population Data 1914" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. 1914. Retrieved July 5, 2011.
- ^ "Population Data 1915" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. 1915. Retrieved July 5, 2011.
External links[edit]
- Main street, Evarts, Alberta – Glenbow Museum