Neerlandia

In January 1911, Henry Kippers began a Dutch colonization society with the goal to create a Dutch farming community. The community formation began on December 18, 1911, with 16 men filling for land permits at the Dominion of Lands Office in Edmonton, Alberta. These men were John Anema, Rients de Jager, Drikus Huinink, Cornelius Ingwersen, Albert M. Mast, Johan Messelink, Henry J. Micheal, Menne Nanninga, Albert J. Oldegbers, Hendrik Schoonekamp, Berend te Ronde, Douwe Terpsma, John Terpsma, Siebren Tiemstra and Willem van Ark. This was followed by Fred Baron and Henry J. Kippers on December 26, 1911, and Arie Emmerzael on February 6, 1912. == Demographics ==

Neerlandia recorded a population of 101 in the 1991 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada. == Services and amenities ==

The Hamlet of Neerlandia has four churches (Christian Reformed, United Reformed and two Canadian Reformed), a grocery store, a farm and building centre, a self-serve gas station, a restaurant and two schools, the Neerlandia Public Christian School and the Covenant Canadian Reformed School. The public school houses the public library and has a tennis court and a baseball diamond. The ice rink beside the public school was demolished to make room for the new school and a new ice rink has been constructed across the road from the school. Neerlandia is southeast of the Fort Assiniboine Sandhills Wildland Provincial Park in Woodlands County, which is accessible via Highway 769 and Highway 661. The park and surrounding area is a camping, snowmobiling, quadding, trailriding and hunting destination. == Further reading ==