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Botha, Alberta
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Botha |
| official_name | Hamlet of Botha |
| settlement_type | Hamlet |
| pushpin_map | Canada Alberta |
| pushpin_label_position | |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | Canada |
| subdivision_type1 | Province |
| subdivision_name1 | Alberta |
| subdivision_type2 | Region |
| subdivision_name2 | Central Alberta |
| subdivision_type3 | Census division |
| subdivision_name3 | 7 |
| subdivision_type4 | Municipal district |
| subdivision_name4 | County of Stettler No. 6 |
| leader_title1 | Governing body |
| leader_name1 | County of Stettler No. 6 Council |
| leader_title2 | |
| leader_title3 | |
| established_title | Founded |
| established_date | 1909 |
| established_title1 | Incorporated |
| established_date1 | |
| established_title2 | • Village |
| established_date2 | September 5, 1911 |
| established_title3 | Dissolved |
| established_date3 | September 1, 2017 |
| area_footnotes | (2021) |
| area_land_km2 | 1.08 |
| population_as_of | 2021 |
| population_footnotes | |
| population_total | 180 |
| population_density_km2 | 166 |
| timezone | MST |
| utc_offset | −7 |
| timezone_DST | MDT |
| utc_offset_DST | −6 |
| coordinates | |
| elevation_footnotes | |
| blank_name | Highways |
| blank_info | Highway 12 |
| Highway 850 |
Highway 850
Botha is a hamlet in central Alberta, Canada within the County of Stettler No. 6. It is located approximately 88 km east of Red Deer and 13 km east of Stettler.
History
The community was founded in 1909 around the train station named after Louis Botha. Botha then incorporated as a village on September 5, 1911. It dissolved from village status 106 years later on September 1, 2017, becoming a hamlet under the jurisdiction of the County of Stettler No. 6.
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Botha had a population of 180 living in 70 of its 78 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 204. With a land area of 1.08 km2, it had a population density of in 2021.
As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Botha had a population of 204 living in 80 of its 81 total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of 175. With a land area of 1.1 km2, it had a population density of in 2016.
Education
Botha School is part of Clearview Public Schools.
References
References
- (1989). "Botha".
- (October 14, 2016). "Location and History Profile: Village of Botha". [[Alberta Municipal Affairs]].
- (June 12, 2017). "O.C. 239/2017". [[Government of Alberta]].
- {{AltaML
- (February 9, 2022). "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places". [[Statistics Canada]].
- (February 8, 2017). "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Alberta)". [[Statistics Canada]].
- [http://botha.clearview.ab.ca Botha School]
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