Alix, Alberta


Alix is a village in central Alberta northeast of Red Deer. Its village mascot is the Alix-Gator, who is featured prominently on many signs and businesses.
Originally, the settlement was called Toddsville after Joseph Todd. When the settlement was incorporated on June 3, 1907 it was named after Alexia Westhead, the first white woman settler of the community. The first mayor of Alix was Robert F. Sanderson, who also owned and ran the general store.
Alix became the home to Dr. Irene Parlby, one of the "Famous Five." Irene Parlby's public life may be said to have begun in 1913 when she was chosen as secretary of the Alix Country Women's Club. Her public role greatly expanded when she was elected President of the United Farmers of Alberta's Women's Auxiliary, and reached its greatest point when she was made Minister without Portfolio when the UFA formed the government of Alberta in 1921, a position she held for 14 years.

Demographics

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Village of Alix recorded a population of 734 living in 343 of its 385 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2011 population of 830. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2016.
In the 2011 Census, the Village of Alix had a population of 830 living in 355 of its 388 total dwellings, a change of -2.5% from its 2006 population of 851. With a land area of, it had a population density of in 2011.