Ryley facts for kids
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Ryley
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Village
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| Village of Ryley | ||
Main street
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| Motto(s):
Live the Life of Ryley
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 Ryley
Location in Alberta
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| Country | Canada | |
| Province | Alberta | |
| Region | Central Alberta | |
| Census Division | No. 10 | |
| Municipal district | Beaver County | |
| Founded | 1909 (as Equity) | |
| Incorporated | ||
| • Village | April 2, 1910 | |
| Area
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| • Land | 2.53 km2 (0.98 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 693 m (2,274 ft) | |
| Population
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| • Total | 484 | |
| • Density | 191.6/km2 (496/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | UTC−7 (MST) | |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) | |
| Postal Code |
T0B 4A0
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| Area code(s) | 780 | |
| Highways | 14 854 |
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| Waterways | Creeks to the east form the head of Vermilion River Amisk Creek to the west runs north to Beaverhill Lake |
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Ryley is a village in central Alberta, Canada. It is surrounded by Beaver County, along Highway 14 between the City of Edmonton and the Town of Viking. The City of Camrose is approximately 58 km (36 mi) south of Ryley. The village was named in 1908 after George Urquhart Ryley, Grand Trunk Pacific Railway Land Commissioner at the time.
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Village of Ryley recorded a population of 484 living in 225 of its 250 total private dwellings, a change of 0.2% from its 2016 population of 483. With a land area of 2.53 km2 (0.98 sq mi), it had a population density of 191.3/km2 (495/sq mi) in 2021.
In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Village of Ryley recorded a population of 483 living in 208 of its 235 total private dwellings, a -2.8% change from its 2011 population of 497. With a land area of 2.61 km2 (1.01 sq mi), it had a population density of 185.1/km2 (479/sq mi) in 2016.
Attractions
Ryley boasts many facilities, such as Alberta's only indoor swimming pool in a village, a school which operates four days a week, a museum, a three-sheet indoor curling rink, an outdoor skating rink, a skate park, and a community hall.
