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Bruderheim

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nameBruderheim
official_nameTown of Bruderheim
native_name
settlement_typeTown
pushpin_mapCanada Alberta
pushpin_label_position
pushpin_map_captionLocation of Bruderheim in Alberta
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameCanada
subdivision_type1Province
subdivision_name1Alberta
subdivision_type2Region
subdivision_name2Edmonton Metropolitan Region
subdivision_type3Census division
subdivision_name310
subdivision_type4Municipal district
subdivision_name4Lamont County
subdivision_type5Adjacent specialized municipality
subdivision_name5Strathcona County
government_footnotes
leader_title1Governing body
leader_name1Bruderheim Town Council
leader_title3MLA
established_titleFounded
established_title1Incorporated
established_date1
established_title2• Village
established_date2May 29, 1908
established_title3• Town
established_date3September 17, 1980
area_footnotes(2021)
area_land_km29.28
population_as_of2021
population_footnotes
population_total1329
population_density_km2143.2
timezoneMST
utc_offset−7
timezone_DSTMDT
utc_offset_DST−6
coordinates
elevation_footnotes
elevation_m637
blank_nameHighways
blank_infoHighway 45
Highway 15
blank1_nameWaterway
blank1_infoNorth Saskatchewan River
website

Highway 15 Bruderheim is a town in the Edmonton Metropolitan Region of Alberta, Canada. It is located just north of the junction of Highway 15 and Highway 45, approximately 47 km northeast of Edmonton.

The town's name is derived from two German words: "Bruder" meaning brother and the suffix "-heim" meaning home. In English, it translates to "Home of the Brother".

History

Bruderheim was settled in 1894 by a group German Moravians from Volynia, in Ukraine. The area was the recipient of a notable meteorite fall on March 4, 1960—the Bruderheim meteorite.

Bruderheim Arena served as a shooting location for the 2005 film Santa's Slay.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Town of Bruderheim had a population of 1,329 living in 515 of its 552 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 1,323. With a land area of 9.28 km2, it had a population density of in 2021.

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Town of Bruderheim recorded a population of 1,308 living in 502 of its 622 total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of 1,155. With a land area of 7.12 km2, it had a population density of in 2016.

The population of the Town of Bruderheim according to its 2014 municipal census is 1,348, a change from its 2012 municipal census population of 1,298.

References

References

  1. [http://www.municipalaffairs.alberta.ca/mc_municipal_officials_search.cfm Alberta Municipal Affairs: Municipal Officials Search]
  2. (October 7, 2016). "Location and History Profile: Town of Bruderheim". [[Alberta Municipal Affairs]].
  3. (January 2012). "Alberta Private Sewage Systems 2009 Standard of Practice Handbook: Appendix A.3 Alberta Design Data (A.3.A. Alberta Climate Design Data by Town)". Safety Codes Council.
  4. (1928). "Place-names of Alberta". Geographic Board of Canada.
  5. Martynowych, Orest T.. (1985). "The Ukrainian bloc settlement in east central Alberta, 1890-1930 : a history, including bibliography with annotations". [Edmonton] : Alberta Culture.
  6. "Bruderheim Meteorite". University of Alberta.
  7. "Santa's Slay (2005) - Filming locations". Internet Movie Database.
  8. (February 9, 2022). "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities)". [[Statistics Canada]].
  9. (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]].
  10. "2014 Census results are in!". Town of Bruderheim.
  11. "Bruderheim Census 2012". Town of Bruderheim.
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