New Norway
| New Norway | |||
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| Location in Alberta | |||
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| Province : | Alberta | ||
| Municipal District: | Camrose County No. 22nd | ||
| Coordinates : | 52 ° 52 ′ N , 112 ° 57 ′ W | ||
| Height : | 745 m | ||
| Area : | 1.12 km² | ||
| Residents : | 323 (as of 2006) | ||
| Population density : | 288.4 inhabitants / km² | ||
| Time zone : | Mountain Time ( UTC − 7 ) | ||
| Postal code : | T0B | ||
New Norway is a village in Alberta , Canada . The first mention of New Norways by name was in 1895 and the official establishment then in 1909. The village is about 100 km southwest of the provincial capital Edmonton . As a relatively large place - by Canadian standards - New Norway has a primary and secondary school, a fire station and administrative facilities.
history
The family of the Norwegian Ole M. Olstadt came to Wetaskiwin in 1892 via the newly built Canadian Pacific Railway line , from where they moved on to Duhamel, a small settlement. South of this the family set up homesteads for themselves and relatives and friends from the United States .
After the area had been called the Olstead District for some time, the name was changed to New Norway around 1895 with the arrival of other families, not just Norwegian . In 1903 there was a school, a department store and a forge in the community.
In autumn 1909 the city had to be "moved" by a few kilometers because of the construction of a new railway line. A year later the first village council was elected with MPs Norman Smith, James Willows and Evan Olstad.
Demographics
The village, located at an altitude of 745 m, had a population of 323 in 2006, which was distributed over 121 households. With an area of 1.1 km², the population density is 289.7 inhabitants per square kilometer.
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- ↑ Statistics Canada: New Norway (accessed January 31, 2008)