Английская Википедия:Caroline, Alberta

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Caroline Шаблон:IPAc-en is a village in central Alberta, Canada. It is located southwest of Red Deer.

The community is named after Caroline Langley, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Langley. The family opened the community's original post office in 1908.[1]

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Village of Caroline had a population of 470 living in 219 of its 246 total private dwellings, a change of Шаблон:Percentage from its 2016 population of 512. With a land area of Шаблон:Cvt, it had a population density of Шаблон:Pop density in 2021.[2]

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Village of Caroline recorded a population of 512 living in 233 of its 259 total private dwellings, a Шаблон:Percentage change from its 2011 population of 501. With a land area of Шаблон:Convert, it had a population density of Шаблон:Pop density in 2016.[3]

Notable people

Gas discovery

In the mid-1980s a large natural gas field valued at 10 billion dollars was discovered nearby. It was named Caroline for the village, and subsequently developed by Shell. The gas is sour with about 35% hydrogen sulfide. The sulfur is extracted from the gas and piped in liquid form to a plant at Shantz, about Шаблон:Convert south-east, where is it made into solid pellets and exported via a spur line of the Canadian Pacific Railway.[4] In 2019 Shell sold the field and processing plant to Pieridae Energy.[5]

See also

References

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External links

Шаблон:Subdivisions of Alberta