Lethbridge
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Province : | Alberta | |
Region: | Southern Alberta | |
Coordinates : | 49 ° 42 ′ N , 112 ° 50 ′ W | |
Height : | 910 m | |
Area : | 122.09 km² | |
Inhabitants : - Metropolitan Area : |
92,729 (as of 2016) 117,394 (as of 2016) |
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Population density : | 759.5 inhabitants / km² | |
Time zone : | Mountain Time ( UTC − 7 ) | |
Postal code : | T1H - T1K | |
Foundation : | November 29, 1890 | |
Mayor : | Chris Spearman | |
Website : | www.lethbridge.ca |
Lethbridge is a city in the southern Canadian province of Alberta . It is located on the edge of the prairie near the Rocky Mountains on the Oldman River , 210 kilometers southeast of Calgary and has 92,729 inhabitants (as of 2016). This makes Lethbridge the largest city in the southern part of the province.
history
In 1869 the fort "Whoop-Up" was built on the site of the present city , from where US Americans operated illegal alcohol trade with the Indians . This was one of the reasons for the creation of the North West Mounted Police in 1873. In 1870 the last battle between the Cree and Blackfoot took place on the Oldman River ; In 1871 these two Indian nations signed a formal peace treaty. In 1874 a coal mining town was founded called Coalbanks , which was named Lethbridge in 1885 .
Between 1907 and 1909 the Canadian Pacific Railway built the Lethbridge Viaduct (also known as the "High-Level Bridge") over the "Oldman River Valley", which is still the longest railway bridge in the world made entirely of steel. The University of Lethbridge opened in 1967.
Demographics
The census in 2016 showed a population of 92,729 inhabitants for the city, after the census in 2011 for the municipality still showed a population of 83,517 inhabitants. The population has increased by 11.0% compared to the last census in 2011 and is therefore close to the provincial average with a population increase of 11.6%. In the census period 2006 to 2011, the number of inhabitants in the city increased, slightly above average, by only 11.8%, while the provincial average increased by 10.8%.
For the 2016 census, a median age of 37.2 years was determined for the city . The median age of the province in 2016 was only 36.7 years. The mean age was 39.5 years, or 37.8 years in the province. For the 2011 census, a median age of 37.4 years was determined for the municipality. The median age of the province in 2011 was only 36.5 years.
Economy and Infrastructure
economy
Lethbridge does not have a substantial manufacturing industry. Most jobs are in the service sector. Here you can shop in the large Westside Mall or in one of the many shops on the arteries . You can find all kinds of entertainment here that you would find in a big city. There are theaters, cinemas, many pubs and the Galt Museum, named after Sir Alexander Galt .
Infrastructure
Lethbridge is a major transportation hub in southern Alberta. Lethbridge is passed by the following highway or they start / end in town:
- Alberta Highway 3 (as part of the Crowsnest Highway ),
- Alberta Highway 4 ,
- Alberta Highway 5 ,
- Alberta Highway 25
Since Highway 4 begins in Lethbridge, the city is part of the CANAMEX Corridor . This transport corridor was defined as part of the North American Free Trade Agreement and is used for transport between Canada, the United States and Mexico.
A stretch of the Canadian Pacific Railway also runs through the city. About 13 kilometers south-south-east of the community is Lethbridge Airport ( IATA code : YQL, ICAO code : CYQL). The airfield has two asphalt runways less than 2,000 meters in length.
education
There are two universities in the city. The largest public college in the city is the University of Lethbridge with 9,000 students in 6 departments enrolled in undergraduate and graduate programs. The Lethbridge College is a small college on the 4,200 students are enrolled.
There are three high schools in town that run through grade 12. There are also four middle schools and twelve elementary schools. These schools are owned by Lethbridge School District No. 51 managed and supervised.
Sports
The flagship of the city is the junior ice hockey team from the Western Hockey League (WHL), the Lethbridge Hurricanes .
climate
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Lethbridge is markedly influenced by the chinook's foehn winds , which sometimes take on hurricane-like proportions and can lead to extreme temperature fluctuations.
Twin cities
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Anyang , People's Republic of China
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Culver City , United States
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Timashyovsk , Russia
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Towada (Aomori) , Japan
sons and daughters of the town
- Bertram Brockhouse (1918–2003), Canadian physicist and Nobel Prize winner
- Vic Stasiuk (* 1929), Canadian ice hockey player and coach
- Earl Ingarfield senior (born 1934), Canadian ice hockey player and coach
- Joyce Fairbairn (* 1939), Canadian politician
- Frank E. Peretti (* 1951), American writer
- Duncan Regehr (* 1952), Canadian actor and artist
- Michael Wex (* 1954), Canadian writer and entertainer
- Thorsten Nesch (* 1968), German writer and screenwriter
- Stacy Roest (* 1974), Canadian ice hockey player
- Carla Pavan (* 1975), Canadian skeleton pilot
- Calvin Elfring (* 1976), Canadian ice hockey player
- Adrian Foster (* 1982), Canadian ice hockey player
- Nikolas Ledgerwood (* 1985), Canadian football player
- Wacey Rabbit (* 1986), Canadian ice hockey player
- Kris Versteeg (* 1986), Canadian ice hockey player
- Spencer Machacek (* 1988), Canadian ice hockey player
- Mitch Versteeg (* 1988), Canadian ice hockey player
- Nick Ross (* 1989), Canadian ice hockey player
literature
- Ian MacLachlan: Industrial Development of Lethbridge: A Geographer's Interpretation , University of Lethbridge 2000 Economic History of the Lethbridge Area
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Mayor and Councilors. City of Leathbridge, accessed June 13, 2020 .
- ^ Lethbridge Community Profile. Census 2016. In: Statistics Canada . August 9, 2019, accessed June 13, 2020 .
- ^ Lethbridge Community Profile. Census 2011. In: Statistics Canada . May 31, 2016, accessed June 13, 2020 .