New Sarepta

New Sarepta
Hamlet

Obsolete sign marking the former village office
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New Sarepta

Location of New Sarepta in Alberta

Coordinates: 53°16′20″N 113°08′50″W / 53.27222°N 113.14722°W / 53.27222; -113.14722Coordinates: 53°16′20″N 113°08′50″W / 53.27222°N 113.14722°W / 53.27222; -113.14722
Country  Canada
Province  Alberta
Region Central Alberta
Census Division No. 11
Municipal district Leduc County
Founded 1904
Incorporated
(Village)		 January 1, 1960[1]
Dissolved September 1, 2010[2]
Government
 • Mayor John Whaley
 • Governing body
Area (2011)[3]
 • Total 2.28 km2 (0.88 sq mi)
Elevation 770 m (2,530 ft)
Population (2011)[3]
 • Total 491
 • Density 215.4/km2 (558/sq mi)
Time zone MST (UTC−7)
 • Summer (DST) MDT (UTC−6)
Highways 21
Waterways Joseph Lake
Website Leduc County
Cairn marking the Canadian Centennial in New Sarepta

New Sarepta is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada, within Leduc County. It is located approximately 23 km (14 mi) east of the City of Leduc along Highway 21.

New Sarepta dissolved from village status to become a hamlet on September 1, 2010.[2] It originally incorporated as a village on January 1, 1960.[1]

History

Name

Sarepta, North West Territories - New Sarepta, Alberta. Zarephath, Sarepta was an old Testament Town near Sidon. It is remembered chiefly because Elijah resided here during the latter half of the famine caused by the drought. ( I Kings 17:9 )

Its Greek equivalent "Sarepta" is mentioned in Luke 4:26 It was here that God miraculously sustained the prophet Elijah through the widow of Zarephath. Ruins such as columns and slabs of this ancient town survive in the Holy Land. The Roman roads here remain in near perfect condition.

Sarepta, Russia, on the Volga River ( Old Sarepta, Volgograd, Russia ) was founded by Moravian Brethren from Saxony in Germany in the years 1765-1773. The colony thrived for many years (see Volga Germans.) About a century after its founding, the established German Lutheran Church in Russia, with the support of the Russian government, began efforts to take Sarepta under its wing. Many of the Brethren objected to this and left the colony. Apparently some of them went to Volhynia, Russia, where they lived on rented land for a time. In the 1880s and 1890s land buying in Volyhnia was restricted by the Russian government. This caused many of the Brethren to migrate to South America, Canada and the United States. Today the descendants are referred to as the Germans from Russia.

The settlers and pioneers of this area were to select a name that would be easy to pronounce in English and other languages. Various suggestions were made such as Biblical names, names of outstanding significance to Moravian characters, and names of some historical value.

Approximately 60 people signed a document favouring the name Sarepta. Shortly thereafter, the name Sarepta, North West Territories prevailed for a while, but eventually Alberta became a province and a post office bearing the name would be needed. The "New" was then added because the name Sarepta was already a place name in Ontario and the government was not about to approve the similarity. Another reason for the "New" was that an honored old Moravian name was again on its own.

The name Sarepta was designated to this settlement on October 2, 1904

Timeline

Demographics

In the 2011 Census, New Sarepta had a population of 491 living in 185 of its 203 total dwellings, a 19.8% change from its 2006 population of 410. With a land area of 2.28 km2 (0.88 sq mi), it had a population density of 215.4/km2 (557.8/sq mi) in 2011.[3]

The population of the Hamlet of New Sarepta according to its 2009 municipal census was 530.[5]

In 2006, New Sarepta had a population of 410 living in 179 dwellings, a 7.3% increase from 2001. The hamlet has a land area of 2.28 km2 (0.88 sq mi) and a population density of 179.8/km2 (466/sq mi).[6]

Religious assemblies

Education

New Sarepta has one elementary school and one high school, both operated by Black Gold Regional Schools.[7]

Recreation

Winter

Summer

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Department of Municipal Affairs (1960-01-15). "Ministerial Order – Erection of the Village of New Sarepta (The Alberta Gazette)" (PDF). Retrieved 2010-08-31.
  2. 1 2 3 Alberta Queen's Printer. "Order in Council (O.C.) 230/2010". Retrieved 2010-07-15.
  3. 1 2 3 "Census Profile - New Sarepta, Village, Alberta (Dissolved census subdivision)". Statistics Canada. 2012-11-02. Retrieved 2012-12-02.
  4. ↑ Leduc Representative (2010-07-22). "Dissolved". Retrieved 2010-08-05.
  5. ↑ Alberta Municipal Affairs (2009-09-15). "Alberta 2009 Official Population List" (PDF). Retrieved 2010-09-12.
  6. ↑ Statistics Canada (2006). "New Sarepta- Community Statistics". Retrieved 2007-06-04.
  7. ↑ "New Sarepta Schools". Black Gold Regional Schools. Retrieved 2014-11-30.

External links

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