Alida, Saskatchewan

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Alida (2006 Population 106) is a village, in southeastern Saskatchewan, Canada, approximately 85 km east of Estevan. Farming and oil are the major local industries. Alida was founded as a Canadian Pacific rail station in the late 1800s, and it was named for Lady Alida Brittain^[1]. The local area was settled by immigrants from Europe, and other parts of North America. Several ghost towns are in the vicinity, including Nottingham to the east, Auburton, to the west, and Cantal to the northwest.

Amenities in Alida include a Credit Union, a post office, Center Street Groceries (grocery/liquor store), the Wayline Inn, Maggie's Diner, Alida Farm & Auto (autobody shop), Fuller's Bus Service Ltd, a library, Three Star Trucking Ltd, a skating/curling rink and a nuisance ground. Alida Memorial Hall is the location of weekly bingos and an annual dinner theatre. The local school closed down in 2005, and students are bused to Carnduff, Oxbow, or Redvers schools.

Alida is the hometown of the local MLA (Cannington Constituency), Dan D'Autremont.

The local hockey team is the Alida Wrecks.

According to the Canada 2006 Census^[2]:

• Population:	106 (-9.4% from 2001)
• Land area:	0.35 km² (0.14 sq mi)
• Population density:	306.4 inhabitants per square kilometre (794 /sq mi)
• National population rank (Out of 5,008):	Ranked 4,392nd
• Median age:	40.0 (males: 38.5, females: 40.6)
• Total private dwellings:	62
• Dwellings occupied by permanent residents:	46
• Mean household income:	$Not Available