Brooks, Alberta
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 Aerial view of the municipality |
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| Province : | Alberta | ||
| Region: | Southern Alberta | ||
| Coordinates : | 50 ° 34 ′ N , 111 ° 54 ′ W | ||
| Height : | 758 m | ||
| Area : | 18.19 km² | ||
| Residents : | 13,676 (as of 2011) | ||
| Population density : | 751.8 inhabitants / km² | ||
| Time zone : | Mountain Time ( UTC − 7 ) | ||
| Municipality number: | 0043 | ||
| Foundation : | 1910 | ||
| Website : | www.brooks.ca | ||
Brooks is a city in Alberta ( Canada ) and is located in the southwest of the province, in the Palliser Triangle . It has 13,676 inhabitants (2011) and the status of a city ( english City ). The city is 190 km east-southeast of Calgary and 50 km southwest of Dinosaur Provincial Park , a UNESCO World Heritage Site .
Originally a hunting and settlement area for the Blackfoot , white people began to settle in 1887. In 1904 so many white people lived in the area that a post office (still without a name) was opened. From the emerging settlement Brooks was founded in 1910 (Incorporated) and the place was named after a railway engineer of the Canadian Pacific Railway . The settlement had until 1911 the status of a village ( English Village ). From 1911 to 2010 the community then had the status of a small town ( English Town ) before it received the current status of a city. With its population of 13,676 it was the third smallest of the cities in Alberta in 2011, only Wetaskiwin and Lacombe were smaller. However, there are also small town communities in Alberta that have more residents; B. Okotoks .
The weather in the region is classified as a dry, cold steppe climate (BSk) according to the Köppen and Geiger climate classification. It is a cold semi-arid climate . The temperatures reach an average temperature of −11 ° C in January and +18 ° C in July. The amount of precipitation varies between 11 mm in February and 58 mm in June.
The community is accessible by various highways. In the northeast, Alberta Highway 1 , as part of the Trans-Canada Highway , passes the community. In north-south direction, the community is crossed by Alberta Highway 873 . The east-west running Alberta Highway 542 ends in Brooks at the junction with Highway 1. In the south-west of the city runs a railway line of the Canadian Pacific Railway. The Brooks Regional Aerodrome ( IATA code : none , ICAO : CYBP) is 3 NM (5.6 km) north-northwest of the city. The airfield only has an asphalt runway 980 meters long and a grass runway 880 meters long.
sons and daughters of the town
- Madison Charney (* 1994), Canadian skeleton pilot
- Shane Joseph (* 1981), Canadian ice hockey player
- Ryan Peake (* 1973), Canadian musician
- Sherraine Schalm (* 1975), a Canadian sword fencer
Web links
- Website of the municipality (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b 2014 Municipal Codes. (PDF, 348.21 KB) Alberta Municipal Affairs , accessed September 2, 2014 .
- ↑ Brooks Community Profile. Census 2011. Statistics Canada , February 9, 2015, accessed July 9, 2015 .
- ^ Canadian Climate Normals 1971-2000 - Station Data Brooks. Environment and Climate Change Canada , accessed July 9, 2015 .