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 kilometres (37 mi) northeast of Saskatoon.

Alvena
Village
Village of Alvena
Main Street Alvena
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Coordinates: 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
Incorporate (Village)	1936
Population  (2006)
• Total	55
• Density	128.0/km2 (332/sq mi)
Time zone	CST
Area code	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 April 24, 1885 Battle of Fish Creek which occurred 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)

Year	Pop.	±%
1981	94	—
1986	75	−20.2%
1991	79	+5.3%
1996	79	+0.0%
2001	86	+8.9%
2006	55	−36.0%
2011	55	+0.0%
2016	60	+9.1%
Source: Statistics Canada via Saskatchewan Bureau of Statistics[6][7]

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Alvena had a population of 75 living in 34 of its 52 total private dwellings, a change of 25% from its 2016 population of 60. With a land area of 0.43 km² (0.17 sq mi), it had a population density of 174.4/km² (451.7/sq mi) in 2021.^[8]

In the 2016 Census of Population, 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.^[9]

Notable people

• Edward Bayda – former Chief Justice of Saskatchewan^[10]
• Ed Tchorzewski - former Saskatchewan Minister of Finance, and President of the New Democratic Party

See also

• List of communities in Saskatchewan
• List of villages in Saskatchewan

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 June 14, 2011. Retrieved July 4, 2010.
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. "The Riel Rebellion: The Battle of Fish Creek".
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: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions (municipalities), Saskatchewan". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
9. "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.
10. "Edward Bayda Received Honorary Degree". Archived from the original on September 28, 2012. Retrieved August 18, 2017.