Rich Valley is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada within Lac Ste. Anne County. It is located on Highway 33, approximately 70 kilometres (43 mi) northwest of Edmonton.

History

Rich Valley was originally called "Onion Prairie". The first post office was established in the home of the Carlin family in 1909.

Demographics

The population of Rich Valley, according to the 2008 municipal census conducted by Lac Ste. Anne County, is 32.

Infrastructure

• Rich Valley Public Library
• Rich Valley School - Northern Gateway Public Schools (K-7)
• Rich Valley Community Church

Notable people

• Georges Charles-Jules Bugnet, Canadian writer and horticulturalist, did much of his plant hybridization work at Rich Valley
• William Purdy, former MLA of Stoney Plain (1971–1986) and first mayor of the Village of Wabuman

See also

• List of communities in Alberta
• List of hamlets in Alberta