Empress | |
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| Village of Empress | |
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 Location in Special Area No. 2 | |
  Empress Location of Empress in Alberta | |
| Coordinates: 50°57′17.4″N 110°00′31.4″W / 50.954833°N 110.008722°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Planning region | Red Deer |
| Special Area | No. 2 |
| Incorporated[1] | |
| • Village | February 5, 1914 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Dawna Martin (2024-Jul-17) |
| • Governing body[4] | Empress Village Council[2] |
| Area (2021)[5] | |
| • Land | 1.58 km2 (0.61 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 615 m (2,018 ft) |
| Population (2021)[5] | |
| • Total | 148 |
| • Density | 93.5/km2 (242/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
| Postal code span | |
| Highways | Highway 562 Highway 899 |
| Waterways | Red Deer River South Saskatchewan River |
| Website | villageofempress.com |
Empress is a village in southern Alberta, Canada that is adjacent to the provincial boundary between Alberta and Saskatchewan. It is 121 km (75 mi) north of Medicine Hat. The village was named, in 1913, for Queen Victoria, who was also Empress of India.[6][7] In the past it was known as the "Hub of the West", connecting major cities together by the Canadian Pacific Railway.
It is located on the southern bank above the Red Deer River, 9 km (5.6 mi) northwest of the confluence of Red Deer River and South Saskatchewan River, at an elevation of 650 metres (2,130 ft). It is connected to Buffalo Trail by Highway 899 and Highway 562.
- ^ "Location and History Profile: Village of Empress" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. October 21, 2016. p. 281. Retrieved October 23, 2016.
- ^ "Meet Your Council". Village of Empress. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
- ^ "Municipal Officials Search". Alberta Municipal Affairs. May 9, 2019. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
- ^ "Meet Your Council". Village of Empress. Retrieved December 25, 2021.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
2021censuswas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ The Canadian Encyclopedia: Victoria Archived September 10, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 48.