Falher, Alberta
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| Town of Falher | ||
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| Coordinates: 55°43′23″N 117°12′05″W / 55.72306°N 117.20139°WCoordinates: 55°43′23″N 117°12′05″W / 55.72306°N 117.20139°W | ||
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 Canada
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| Province |
 Alberta
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| Region | Northern Alberta | |
| Census division | 19 | |
| Municipal district | Municipal District of Smoky River No. 130 | |
| Incorporated | ||
| • Village | September 5, 1923 | |
| • Dissolution | August 9, 1926 | |
| • Village | March 13, 1929 | |
| • Town | January 1, 1955 | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Donna Buchinski | |
| • Governing body | Falher Town Council | |
| Area (2016) | ||
| • Land | 2.78 km2 (1.07 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 587 m (1,926 ft) | |
| Population (2016) | ||
| • Total | 1,047 | |
| • Density | 376.4/km2 (975/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | MST (UTC−7) | |
| • Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC−6) | |
| Area code(s) | +1-780 | |
| Highways |
Highway 49 Highway 2 |
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| Website | Official website | |
Falher /fəˈlɛər/ is a town in the Peace Country area of Alberta, Canada. It is located in the Municipal District of Smoky River No. 130, along Highway 49. Falher is one of the earliest agricultural communities in the Peace Country.
The area was known to missionaries before it was surveyed in 1909 as an Indian trail that led to British Columbia and later where the railway laid its tracks. In 1912, the settlement of Mission St-Jean Baptiste de Falher was opened 5 km (3.1 mi) from the current location of the Town of Falher. When the railway came to the area in 1915, the settlement was named after Father Constant Falher, a Roman Catholic Oblate missionary who was born in Josselin, Brittany, France in 1863, arriving at Grouard in 1889. The origin of the majority of local colonizers were from Quebec; some arriving in the area via the United States of America (French American), such as Robert Goulet's family, who settled in the nearby Village of Girouxville. The town still remains a dominantly francophone community.
The colony was divided into two: what is now the Village of Donnelly and the Town of Falher. In 1919, the town consolidated a school district and the first parish of Ste. Anne was established. The first post office opened in 1923 when the settlement became a hamlet. It incorporated as a village in 1929 and then as a town in 1955.
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