Empress, Alberta

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official_name = Village of Empress
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subdivision_name = flag|Canada
subdivision_type1 = Province
subdivision_name1 = flag|Alberta
subdivision_type2 = Region
subdivision_name2 = Central Alberta
subdivision_type3 = Census division
subdivision_name3 = 11
subdivision_type4 = Special Area
subdivision_name4 =No. 2
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leader_name = Empress Village Council
leader_title1 = Mayor
leader_name1 = Bev Farndon
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leader_name2 = Rodney Briggs
Robert Irwin
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population_note = 136
population_total = 77.8
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timezone = MST
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latd= 50 |latm= 57 |lats= 0|latNS=N
longd= 110|longm= 00|longs= 22|longEW=W
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postal_code = T0J 1E0
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blank_name = Highways
blank_info = Highway 562
blank1_name = Waterways
blank1_info = Red Deer River
South Saskatchewan River
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footnotes = Empress is a village located along the Alberta/Saskatchewan border; in southern Alberta km to mi|121|spell=UK north of Medicine Hat. The town was named, in 1913, for Queen Victoria, who was also Empress of India. [ [http://www.canadianencyclopedia.ca/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0008358 "The Canadian Encyclopedia": Victoria] ] In the past known as the "Hub of the West" connected major cities together by Canadian Pacific Railway.

Demographics

In 2006, Empress had a population of 136 living in 76 dwellings, a 20.5% decrease from 2001. The village has a land area of km2 to mi2|1.75|abbr=yes|wiki=yes and a population density of PD km2 to sq mi|77.8|spell=UK.Cite web| url= http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/data/profiles/community/Details/Page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=4804006&Geo2=PR&Code2=48&Data=Count&SearchText=Empress&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=All&GeoLevel=&GeoCode=4804006 | title= Empress - Community Profile | author= Statistics Canada| authorlink= Statistics Canada| year=

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