Alberta is a town in Brunswick County, Virginia, United States. The population was 302 at the 2020 census.
History
For much of the 20th century, Alberta marked the junction of two railroad mainlines. The Richmond, Petersburg and Carolina Railroad from Petersburg, Virginia to Ridgeway Junction (today Norlina, North Carolina) was completed in 1900, at which point it was merged into the Seaboard Air Line (SAL). By 1914, the population of Alberta was estimate by the railroad to be somewhere around 100. The Seaboard line (dubbed the "S-line" after later mergers) continued to operate into the 1980s, and today Alberta is along the abandoned portion of the CSX Norlina Subdivision. The Virginian Railway opened in 1907 from Norfolk to Victoria, Virginia, passing through Alberta (with through-service from the coalfields of Appalachia starting in 1909). The Virginian continued in use until it was gradually abandoned following a merger with Norfolk and Western in the later half of the 20th century.
Hobson's Choice and Rocky Run Methodist Church are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Geography
Alberta is located in north-central Brunswick County along U.S. Route 1. Interstate 85 passes south of the original portion of the town. The town limits extend southwest along Route 1 and I-85 to Virginia State Route 46 and Southside Virginia Community College.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Alberta has a total area of , of which is land and , or 0.61%, is water.
Demographics
At the 2000 census, there were 306 people, 128 households, and 86 families living in the town. The population density was 278.3 people per square mile (107.4/km). There were 158 housing units at an average density of 143.7 per square mile (55.5/km). The racial makeup of the town was 59.80% White, 39.54% African American, 0.33% Asian, 0.33% from other races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.33%.