St. Paul, Alberta
town in Alberta, Canada
St. Paul, originally known as St-Paul-de-Métis or St-Paul-des-Métis, is a town in East-Northern Alberta, Canada that is surrounded by the County of St. Paul No. 19. It was known as St. Paul de(s) Métis between 1912 and 1936.
The community of St-Paul-de-Métis has historical significance related to the Métis people in the region. The area was settled by Métis families who played a vital role in the fur trade and the early development of the region. The Métis, with their mixed Indigenous and European ancestry, established themselves in the area and contributed to its cultural heritage.
The community takes its name from the Catholic mission and parish established in the late 19th century.
“St. Paul, Alberta” enters the record as town in Alberta, Canada. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Paul, Alberta and town can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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“St. Paul, Alberta” is worth following because a concise public description often conceals a longer documentary argument. Here, Paul, Alberta and town provides the most credible route into that argument.
Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 27, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q1745995. VIAF identifies the subject as 150033058. The Library of Congress control number is no2002002031. Authority coordinates are 53.993, -111.297. 4 of 6 selected statements include explicit references; 2 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1912 and 1936.
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