Stettler | |
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Town | |
Town of Stettler | |
Nickname: The Heart of Alberta | |
Coordinates: 52°19′25″N112°43′09″W / 52.32361°N 112.71917°W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Alberta |
Region | Central Alberta |
Municipal district | County of Stettler No. 6 |
Incorporated [1] | |
• Village | June 30, 1906 |
• Town | November 23, 1906 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Sean Nolls |
• Governing body | Stettler Town Council |
Area (2021) [3] | |
• Land | 13.19 km2 (5.09 sq mi) |
Elevation | 820 m (2,690 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 5,695 |
• Density | 431.9/km2 (1,119/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC−7 (MST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
Postal code span | T4K & T0C 2L0 to 2L2 |
Area code(s) | 403, 587 |
Highways | Highway 12 Highway 56 |
Waterway | Redwillow Creek |
Website | www |
Stettler is a town in east-central Alberta, Canada that is surrounded by the County of Stettler No. 6.
Stettler was founded in 1905 and was named after Swiss immigrant Carl Stettler, who also founded a settlement east of the town at Blumenau, as well as being influential in the nearby community of Castor. He also served on the first Town Council of Stettler.
Stettler experiences a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification Dfb).
Climate data for Stettler | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 10 (50) | 15 (59) | 20 (68) | 29 (84) | 33.5 (92.3) | 33.5 (92.3) | 34.5 (94.1) | 36 (97) | 35 (95) | 29.5 (85.1) | 21 (70) | 14 (57) | 36 (97) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −7.2 (19.0) | −3.7 (25.3) | 2.3 (36.1) | 11.4 (52.5) | 17.3 (63.1) | 20.8 (69.4) | 23 (73) | 22.5 (72.5) | 17.5 (63.5) | 11.4 (52.5) | 0.1 (32.2) | −5.5 (22.1) | 9.2 (48.6) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | −12.6 (9.3) | −9.5 (14.9) | −3.3 (26.1) | 4.7 (40.5) | 10.4 (50.7) | 14.3 (57.7) | 16.4 (61.5) | 15.5 (59.9) | 10.7 (51.3) | 4.8 (40.6) | −5 (23) | −10.6 (12.9) | 3 (37) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −18.1 (−0.6) | −15.2 (4.6) | −8.8 (16.2) | −2 (28) | 3.5 (38.3) | 7.8 (46.0) | 9.8 (49.6) | 8.5 (47.3) | 3.9 (39.0) | −1.8 (28.8) | −10 (14) | −15.6 (3.9) | −3.2 (26.2) |
Record low °C (°F) | −45 (−49) | −42 (−44) | −32 (−26) | −27 (−17) | −8.5 (16.7) | −1.5 (29.3) | 1 (34) | −3 (27) | −11 (12) | −25 (−13) | −34 (−29) | −45 (−49) | −45 (−49) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 21.5 (0.85) | 13.8 (0.54) | 21.4 (0.84) | 23.3 (0.92) | 54.5 (2.15) | 87.1 (3.43) | 88.3 (3.48) | 64.2 (2.53) | 50.9 (2.00) | 20.7 (0.81) | 17.4 (0.69) | 18.1 (0.71) | 481.1 (18.94) |
Source: Environment Canada [6] |
In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Town of Stettler had a population of 5,695 living in 2,384 of its 2,574 total private dwellings, a change of -4.3% from its 2016 population of 5,952. With a land area of 13.19 km2 (5.09 sq mi), it had a population density of 431.8/km2 (1,118.3/sq mi) in 2021. [3]
In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, the Town of Stettler recorded a population of 5,952 living in 2,415 of its 2,607 total private dwellings, a 3.5% change from its 2011 population of 5,748. With a land area of 13.14 km2 (5.07 sq mi), it had a population density of 453.0/km2 (1,173.2/sq mi) in 2016. [10]
The population of the Town of Stettler according to its 2008 municipal census is 5,843. [11]
The median household income in 2005 for Stettler was $56,201, which is below the Alberta provincial average of $63,988. [12]
Alberta Prairie Railway Excursions is in Stettler, offering rail tours on a line from Stettler to Big Valley, a 35 km (22 mi), one-hour trip.
In addition, Stettler has a historic Parrish & Heimbecker grain elevator overlooking the railway tracks. One of the last elevators in Alberta and the only survivor of the three elevators that previously operated in Stettler. It operates as a museum and also houses a 1887 Heeber and Son's Little Giant threshing machine, a 1912 International Harvester hit-and-miss engine called the Beast and a 1940s Ford tractor called Mickey Mouse. All run (including the elevator's "leg") and in 2016 the Little Giant travelled to Winnipeg and joined more than 150 other threshing machines that claimed a Guinness World Records record for the most threshing machines operating simultaneously. [13] The Little Giant had the distinction of being the oldest one there and possibly may be one of the oldest still working threshing machines.
There is also a county museum featuring the original town train station which was moved and other historic buildings.
The Jewel Theatre was built in 1952. The movie theatre was renovated in 2021 to become a 200-seat theatre.[ citation needed ]
As of 2022, the mayor is Sean Nolls, and the councillors are Cheryl Barros, Kurt Baker, Travis Randell, Gord Lawlor, Scott Pfeiffer, and Wayne Smith. [2]
The town has two schools in the Clearview Public Schools school district: Stettler Elementary School, and William E. Hay Stettler Secondary Campus. [14]
Christ King Catholic School is part of the East Central Catholic School Division.[ citation needed ]
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