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Forestburg, Alberta
Village in Alberta, Canada
Village in Alberta, Canada
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Forestburg |
| official_name | Village of Forestburg |
| native_name | |
| settlement_type | Village |
| image_skyline | 20130824-177-of-365 (9602237053).jpg |
| image_caption | Forestburg grain elevators |
| pushpin_map | Canada Alberta |
| pushpin_label_position | |
| pushpin_map_caption | Location of Forestburg in Alberta |
| 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 | Flagstaff County |
| government_footnotes | |
| leader_title | Mayor |
| leader_name | Blaze Joseph Young |
| leader_title1 | Governing body |
| leader_name1 | Forestburg Village Council |
| established_title | Founded |
| established_date | 1916 |
| established_title1 | Incorporated |
| established_date1 | |
| established_title2 | • Village |
| established_date2 | August 21, 1919 |
| area_footnotes | (2021) |
| area_land_km2 | 4.04 |
| population_as_of | 2021 |
| population_footnotes | |
| population_total | 807 |
| population_density_km2 | 199.9 |
| timezone | MST |
| utc_offset | −7 |
| timezone_DST | MDT |
| utc_offset_DST | −6 |
| coordinates | |
| elevation_footnotes | |
| elevation_m | 662.90 |
| postal_code_type | Postal code span |
| blank_name | Highways |
| blank_info | Highway 53 |
| blank1_name | Waterway |
| blank1_info | Battle River |
| website |
Forestburg is a village located in east-central Alberta, Canada. The rich farmland of the area was first settled by Europeans in 1905. Soon after the first of many "gopher hole" mines, homesteaders were soon coal mining on the banks of the Battle River in 1907.
Forestburg's economy is based on agriculture, coal mining, oil and gas activity, and power generation. Forestburg has a variety of retail and services, with major employment by Atco Power Ltd. and Westmoreland Coal. The village is the headquarters of the Battle River Railway, a co-operative railway established in 2009.
History
The site was surveyed in 1919 after the Canadian Northern Railway arrived in 1916, and Forestburg was incorporated into a village. File:Forestburg, Alberta (circa 1930s).jpg|Forestburg, 1930s
Geography
Climate
|Jan record high C = 11 |Feb record high C = 15 |Mar record high C = 20.6 |Apr record high C = 30 |May record high C = 35 |Jun record high C = 34.4 |Jul record high C = 36 |Aug record high C = 37 |Sep record high C = 35.6 |Oct record high C = 29.5 |Nov record high C = 20.5 |Dec record high C = 14 |year record high C = 37 |Jan record low C = -44.4 |Feb record low C = -42.2 |Mar record low C = -39.4 |Apr record low C = -25.6 |May record low C = -7 |Jun record low C = -3.3 |Jul record low C = 4.4 |Aug record low C = 0 |Sep record low C = -6.5 |Oct record low C = -21 |Nov record low C = -32 |Dec record low C = -45 |year record low C = -45
Demographics
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Village of Forestburg had a population of 807 living in 373 of its 417 total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of 880. With a land area of 4.04 km2, it had a population density of in 2021.
In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Village of Forestburg recorded a population of 875 living in 360 of its 404 total private dwellings, a change from its 2011 population of 831. With a land area of 2.73 km2, it had a population density of in 2016.
The population of the Village of Forestburg according to its 2014 municipal census is 880, a change from its 2011 federal census population of 831.
Notable people
- Evan Oberg, professional hockey player
References
References
- {{AMOS
- (October 21, 2016). "Location and History Profile: Village of Forestburg". [[Alberta Municipal Affairs]].
- http://www.battleriverrailway.ca/contacts.html{{Dead link. (December 2019)
- link. (November 30, 2013 , accessed April 3, 2010)
- (February 9, 2022). "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities)". [[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]].
- "2015 Municipal Affairs Population List". [[Alberta Municipal Affairs]].
- (February 8, 2012). "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2011 and 2006 censuses (Alberta)". Statistics Canada.
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