Ryley is a village in

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, Canada. It is surrounded by Beaver County, along

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between the City of

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and the Town of

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. The City of Camrose is approximately south of Ryley. The village was named in 1908 after George Urquhart Ryley,

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Land Commissioner at the time.

Demographics

In the

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conducted by Statistics Canada, the Village of Ryley had a population of 484 living in 225 of its 250 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 483. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021. In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Village of Ryley recorded a population of 483 living in 208 of its 235 total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of 497. With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2016.

Governance

As set out by the Alberta Municipal Government Act, and overseen by

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, the village is governed by five councillors, who are elected

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every four years. Nik Lee is the

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. The chief administrative officer, Ron Cust , is the head of village administration.

Attractions

Ryley boasts many facilities, such as Alberta's only indoor swimming pool in a village, a school which operates four days a week, a museum, a three-sheet indoor curling rink, an outdoor skating rink, a skate park, and a community hall.

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* {{Subdivisions of Alberta, villages=yes 1910 establishments in Alberta Beaver County, Alberta Villages in Alberta

Demographics

Governance

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