Brule, Alberta
Brule[2][3] is a hamlet in west-central Alberta, Canada within Yellowhead County.[4] It is located on the northwest shore of Brûlé Lake, approximately 20 kilometres (12 mi) west of Hinton. It has an elevation of 1,040 metres (3,410 ft).
Brule | |
|---|---|
Hamlet | |
Brule | |
| Coordinates: 53°18′33″N 117°52′15″W / 53.30917°N 117.87083°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Census division | No. 14 |
| Municipal district | Yellowhead County |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jim Eglinski |
| • Governing body | Yellowhead County Council
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| • MP | Gerald Soroka (Cons - Yellowhead) |
| • MLA | Martin Long (UCP - West Yellowhead) |
| Area (2021)[1] | |
| • Land | 1.52 km2 (0.59 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,040 m (3,410 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Total | 127 |
| • Density | 83.6/km2 (217/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
| Postal code span | |
| Area code(s) | 780, 587 |
| Highways | Yellowhead Highway |
| Waterways | Athabasca River |
Statistics Canada recognizes Brule as a designated place.[5]
The hamlet is located in Census Division No. 14 and in the federal riding of Yellowhead.
Demographics edit
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Brule had a population of 127 living in 53 of its 57 total private dwellings, a change of 71.6% from its 2016 population of 74. With a land area of 1.52 km2 (0.59 sq mi), it had a population density of 83.6/km2 (216.4/sq mi) in 2021.[1]
As a designated place in the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Brule had a population of 31 living in 14 of its 19 total private dwellings, a change of -59.2% from its 2011 population of 76. With a land area of 0.35 km2 (0.14 sq mi), it had a population density of 88.6/km2 (229.4/sq mi) in 2016.[5]
Climate edit
Brule has a subarctic climate (Köppen Dfc).
| Climate data for Black Cat Mountain (Brule), Alberta (1981–2010): 1036m | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 17.5 (63.5) | 19.0 (66.2) | 21.7 (71.1) | 23.0 (73.4) | 31.0 (87.8) | 31.2 (88.2) | 33.8 (92.8) | 32.0 (89.6) | 32.0 (89.6) | 26.0 (78.8) | 16.5 (61.7) | 14.5 (58.1) | 33.8 (92.8) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −3.1 (26.4) | 1.3 (34.3) | 4.6 (40.3) | 11.0 (51.8) | 15.5 (59.9) | 19.4 (66.9) | 22.0 (71.6) | 21.2 (70.2) | 17.1 (62.8) | 10.6 (51.1) | 2.8 (37.0) | −2.1 (28.2) | 10.0 (50.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −10.2 (13.6) | −6.6 (20.1) | −2.6 (27.3) | 3.4 (38.1) | 7.8 (46.0) | 12.0 (53.6) | 14.2 (57.6) | 13.2 (55.8) | 9.0 (48.2) | 3.2 (37.8) | −3.7 (25.3) | −8.7 (16.3) | 2.6 (36.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −17.3 (0.9) | −14.4 (6.1) | −9.7 (14.5) | −4.2 (24.4) | 0.0 (32.0) | 4.5 (40.1) | 6.5 (43.7) | 5.2 (41.4) | 0.9 (33.6) | −4.3 (24.3) | −10.1 (13.8) | −15.2 (4.6) | −4.8 (23.3) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −46.5 (−51.7) | −46.0 (−50.8) | −39.0 (−38.2) | −23.5 (−10.3) | −10.0 (14.0) | −3.5 (25.7) | −2.0 (28.4) | −5.0 (23.0) | −7.5 (18.5) | −29.0 (−20.2) | −38.0 (−36.4) | −45.0 (−49.0) | −46.5 (−51.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 20.5 (0.81) | 16.4 (0.65) | 27.1 (1.07) | 34.7 (1.37) | 60.8 (2.39) | 81.9 (3.22) | 89.7 (3.53) | 89.5 (3.52) | 51.5 (2.03) | 34.1 (1.34) | 28.8 (1.13) | 18.7 (0.74) | 553.7 (21.8) |
| Average snowfall cm (inches) | 19.2 (7.6) | 15.4 (6.1) | 24.3 (9.6) | 16.2 (6.4) | 8.8 (3.5) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 3.1 (1.2) | 15.4 (6.1) | 24.8 (9.8) | 17.4 (6.9) | 144.6 (57.2) |
| Source: Environment Canada[6] | |||||||||||||
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b c "Population and dwelling counts: Canada and designated places". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
- ^ "2022 Municipal Codes" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. January 5, 2022. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
- ^ Yellowhead County Hamlets
- ^ "Specialized and Rural Municipalities and Their Communities" (PDF). Alberta Municipal Affairs. January 12, 2022. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
- ^ a b "Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and designated places, 2016 and 2011 censuses – 100% data (Alberta)". Statistics Canada. February 8, 2017. Retrieved February 13, 2017.
- ^ "Brule Black Cat, Alberta". Canadian Climate Normals 1981–2010 (in English and French). Environment Canada. Retrieved August 31, 2023.