| Alderson | |
| Other Name: | Carlstadt (1911–1916) |
| Motto: | "Star of the Prairies" |
| Pushpin Map: | Canada Alberta |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Alderson in Alberta |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Canada |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Alberta |
| Subdivision Type2: | Region |
| Subdivision Name2: | Southeast Alberta |
| Subdivision Type3: | Census division |
| Subdivision Name3: | 1 |
| Subdivision Type4: | Municipal district |
| Subdivision Name4: | Cypress County |
| Leader Title1: | Governing body |
| Leader Name1: | Cypress County Council |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Established Date: | 1909 |
| Timezone: | MST |
| Utc Offset: | −7 |
| Timezone Dst: | MDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | −6 |
| Coordinates: | 50.281°N -111.347°W |
| Elevation M: | 760 |
| Blank Name: | Railways |
| Blank Info: | Canadian Pacific Railway |
Alderson is a locality in Alberta, Canada within Cypress County.[1] Now a ghost town, it previously held village status until January 31, 1936,[2] and was known as the Village of Carlstadt from 1911 to 1916. The name was changed during the First World War when many other settlements in Canada and Australia changed German place names.[3]
Alderson is located approximately 15km (09miles) northwest of Suffield along the Canadian Pacific Railway main line. The City of Brooks is approximately 50km (30miles) to the northwest and the City of Medicine Hat is approximately 55km (34miles) to the southeast. It has an elevation of 760m (2,490feet).
Settlers came to southeast Alberta during the great land rush of the early years of the 20th century. It was formerly a train whistle stop named Langevin and would go on to become the centre of one of Canada's worst agriculture disasters; victim of drought, fires, flies, grasshoppers and marauding rabbits.[3]
In the 1931 Census, Alderson had a population of 81.