Empress, Alberta

Empress is a village located along the Alberta /Saskatchewan border; in southern Alberta 121km north of Medicine Hat. The town was named, in 1913, for Queen Victoria, who was also Empress of India. In the past it was known as the "Hub of the West", connecting major cities together by the Canadian Pacific Railway. It is located at the confluence of Red Deer River and South Saskatchewan River, at an elevation of 650m. It is connected to Buffalo Trail by Highway 899 and Highway 562. DemographicsIn the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Village of Empress recorded a population of 135 living in 58 of its 71 total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of 188. With a land area of 1. 58km2, it had a population density of in 2016. In the 2011 Census, the Village of Empress had a population of 188 living in 69 of its 73 total dwellings, a 38. 2% change from its 2006 population of 136. With a land area of 1. 75km2, it had a population density of in 2011. In 2006, Empress had a population of 136 living in 76 dwellings, a 20. 5% decrease from 2001. The village had a land area of 1. 75km2 and a population density of 77. 8 /km2.

Empress is a village located along the Alberta /Saskatchewan border; in southern Alberta 121km north of Medicine Hat. The town was named, in 1913, for Queen Victoria, who was also Empress of India. In the past it was known as the "Hub of the West", connecting major cities together by the Canadian Pacific Railway. It is located at the confluence of Red Deer River and South Saskatchewan River, at an elevation of 650m. It is connected to Buffalo Trail by Highway 899 and Highway 562. DemographicsIn the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Village of Empress recorded a population of 135 living in 58 of its 71 total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of 188. With a land area of 1. 58km2, it had a population density of in 2016. In the 2011 Census, the Village of Empress had a population of 188 living in 69 of its 73 total dwellings, a 38. 2% change from its 2006 population of 136. With a land area of 1. 75km2, it had a population density of in 2011. In 2006, Empress had a population of 136 living in 76 dwellings, a 20. 5% decrease from 2001. The village had a land area of 1. 75km2 and a population density of 77. 8 /km2.