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Brooks is a city in southeast Alberta, Canada in the County of Newell. It is on Highway 1 ( Trans-Canada Highway ) and the Canadian Pacific Kansas City railway, approximately 186 km (116 mi) southeast of Calgary , and 110 km (68 mi) northwest of Medicine Hat .
The origin of the city's name is disputed. One story is that the city is named after a worker who supervised the building of the railroad in the area. Another story is the name came from a Scottish man who exclaimed "Wee Burn!" after stumbling upon the Souris River on a hot day. [119] Yorkton: English
Alberta has recognized three other cities in its history. The Town of Strathcona incorporated as a city on March 15, 1907, and subsequently amalgamated with Edmonton on February 1, 1912. Fort McMurray was incorporated as a city on September 1, 1980, but reverted to its current urban service area form as a result of its amalgamation with ...
Alberta's largest city by population and land area is Calgary with 1,306,784 and 820.62 km 2 (316.84 sq mi), while Wetaskiwin is its smallest city by population with 12,594 and land area at 18.75 km 2 (7.24 sq mi). [3] Beaumont is Alberta's newest city; it became Alberta's 19th city on January 1, 2019. [15]
The Medicine Hat News is the daily newspaper in Medicine Hat; other local weekly papers in the region include the Brooks Bulletin, Brooks and County Chronicle, Bassano Times, Hanna Herald, Bow Island Commentator, Oyen Echo, and Prairie Post. Local television network CFCN-TV, which broadcasts in Calgary and Lethbridge, is the local CTV affiliate.
Name Specialized / rural municipality Incorporation date (town) Municipal census population (year) Population (2016) Population (2011) Change (%) Land area (km 2) Population density (per km 2) Athabasca Athabasca County Sep 19, 1911 2,965 2,990 −0.8% 17.65 168.0 Banff Improvement District No. 9 (Banff) Jan 1, 1990 8,875 (2017) 7,851 7,584 +3.5% 4.77 1,645.9 Barrhead Barrhead No. 11, County ...
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The Province of Alberta currently has 253 urban municipalities including 19 cities, 105 towns, 78 villages and 51 summer villages. [1] In addition, there are 106 communities that previously held some form of urban municipality status. These include 2 former cities, 16 former towns, 2 former new towns, 85 former villages, and 1 former summer ...