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Commerce, Alberta

Coordinates: 49°55′01″N 112°56′20″W / 49.917°N 112.939°W / 49.917; -112.939
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Commerce
Coalgate (1912–1913)
Former village
Commerce is located in Alberta
Commerce
Commerce
Location of Commerce in Alberta
Coordinates: 49°55′01″N 112°56′20″W / 49.917°N 112.939°W / 49.917; -112.939
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
RegionSouthern Alberta
Census division2
Municipal districtLethbridge County
Founded[1]1912
Incorporated (village)[1]July 9, 1912
Name change[1]December 17, 1913
Dissolved[2]May 13, 1926
Government
 • Governing bodyCounty of Lethbridge Council
Time zoneUTC−7 (MST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−6 (MDT)

Commerce is a former village in southern Alberta, Canada within Lethbridge County. It was located within township 9, range 22, west of the fourth meridian,[3] northwest of the City of Lethbridge between the Village of Nobleford and the Town of Picture Butte. It was known as the Village of Coalgate from 1912 to 1913.

History

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The community was founded in 1912 as a residential area for the Chinook coal mine northwest of Lethbridge.[1] It was incorporated as the Village of Coalgate on July 9, 1912. The village was renamed to Commerce on December 17, 1913 to reflect the name of its post office.[1] Its population in 1913 was 294.[4]

The Chinook coal mine closed on January 25, 1924,[1] and its population declined to an estimated 100 in 1924[5] and an estimated 50 in 1925.[6] The village subsequently dissolved on May 13, 1926.[2]

Demographics

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Population history
of Commerce
YearPop.±%
1916212—    
1921360+69.8%
192655−84.7%
Source: Statistics Canada[7]

In the 1921 Census, Commerce had a population of 360.[7]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "County Connection – County History Corner" (PDF). County of Lethbridge. Spring 2011. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 16, 2012. Retrieved July 24, 2011.
  2. ^ a b "The Alberta Gazette, 1926 (Volume 22) – Disorganization of the Village of Commerce". Government of Alberta. p. 348. Retrieved October 11, 2015.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ Census of Canada, 1921. Dominion Bureau of Statistics. 1921.
  4. ^ "Population Data 1913" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. 1913. Retrieved July 24, 2011.
  5. ^ "Population Data 1924" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. 1924. Retrieved July 24, 2011.
  6. ^ "Population Data 1925" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. 1925. Retrieved July 24, 2011.
  7. ^ a b "Table 6: Population by census subdivisions, 1901–1961". 1961 Census of Canada (PDF). Series 1.1: Historical, 1901–1961. Vol. I: Population. Ottawa: Dominion Bureau of Statistics. March 8, 1963. Retrieved August 11, 2022.