Eckville
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Eckville is a town in central Alberta, Canada. It is west of Red Deer on Highway 766 just north of Highway 11.
History
Eckville gets its name from A. E. T. Eckford, a European colonist.[1] Eckville relocated to its current location in 1912, after the Canadian Northern Railway completed its local line. The current location on the Canadian Northern Railway was briefly known as Kootuk, but the name Eckville prevailed. Eckville was incorporated as a village in 1921 and became a town in 1966. Eckville had a significant Estonian population, with 171 Estonians living there by 1910.[2]
Geography
Climate
Eckville experiences a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification Dfb) which borders on a subarctic climate (Dfc). Script error: No such module "weather box".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Town of Eckville had a population of 1,014 living in 425 of its 472 total private dwellings, a change of Script error: No such module "Percentage". from its 2016 population of 1,125. With a land area of Template:Cvt, it had a population density of Template:Pop density in 2021.[3]
In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Town of Eckville recorded a population of 1,125 living in 443 of its 465 total private dwellings, which represents no change from its 2011 population of 1,125. With a land area of Script error: No such module "convert"., it had a population density of Template:Pop density in 2016.[4]
Culture
Eckville is home to several festivals and events throughout the year:
- Eckville Indoor Rodeo
- Bull-arena
- Eckville 50s & 60s Dance Jamboree
- Antisemitism
- Canada Day celebrations
- Eckville Winter Carnival
- Tree-lighting Ceremony
Education
Eckville has two public schools, Eckville Junior/Senior High School and Eckville Elementary. The town is relatively close to Sylvan Lake and many students from Eckville attend schools there. Eckville is also a short drive from Red Deer College.
Eckville Junior/Senior High School attracted national attention in 1984 when history teacher and vice-principal James Keegstra was charged under the Criminal Code of Canada for teaching his students antisemitic material, including Holocaust denial. Keegstra was stripped of his teaching credentials and convicted. His appeals eventually reached the Supreme Court of Canada in 1990, where his conviction was upheld in R v Keegstra. Keegstra was mayor of Eckville at the time, but was defeated in a subsequent election.
Notable people
- Mellisa Hollingsworth, Olympic medalist in skeleton
- James Keegstra, former mayor, convicted of hate speech in a landmark Canadian legal case
See also
References
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External links
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