Holden, Alberta
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Holden is a village in central Alberta
Central Alberta
Central Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta.Central Alberta is the most densely populated rural area in the province...
, Canada
Canada
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. It is located south of Vegreville
Vegreville, Alberta
-Notable Vegrevillans :*Brent Severyn, former NHL defenseman*Cam Cole, Canadian sports writer*Laurence Decore, lawyer, former mayor of Edmonton, Alberta, and former leader of the Alberta Liberal Party*Roderick Fraser, former president of the University of Alberta...
. The village is named after former Alberta MLA James Holden
James Bismark Holden
James Bismark Holden was a business man and a municipal and provincial politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1906 to 1913 sitting with the Liberal caucus in government...
.
Demographics
In 2006, Holden had a population of 398 living in 186 dwellingsHouse
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, a 6.4% increase from 2001. The village has a land area of 1.7 km² (0.65637366960731 sq mi) and a population density
Population density
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of 234.4 inhabitants per square kilometer.